PARADE OF VICIOUS AND NOTORIOUS KIDNAP FOR
RANSOM GANG/CULTISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL KIDNAPPINGS, ARMED ROBBERIES AND
CULTISM IN RIVERS AND OTHER STATES IN THE SOUTH- SOUTH.
AT
THE FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA BY CSP
JIMOH MOSHOOD, FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
ON 28TH OF MARCH, 2017
Gentlemen of the Press, you are welcome to
today’s press briefing. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,
NPM, mni, concerned with kidnappings and other violent crimes in Rivers and
other South – Southern States mandated IGP Monitoring Unit to unravel those
responsible for the heinous and dastard act and put an end to the menace.
CASE 1: ARREST OF KIDNAP FOR RANSOM SUSPECTS, RESCUE OF VICTIM
AND RECOVERY OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION
SUSPECT:
i.
Michael
Obi ‘M’ 34 years old native of Boki Town cross Rivers State
ii.
Kelechi
Ndukwu ‘M’ 30 years old from Ahiazu Mbaise LGA of Imo State
iii.
Ifeanyi
Ezechukwu ‘M’ 28 years
iv.
Chinedu
Amadi ‘M’ 18 years
EXHIBITS:
i.
one
(1) locally made Revolver Pistol
ii.
Four
(4) live ammunition
iii.
One
(1) expended ammunition
iv.
One
(1) locally made Pistol
v.
Three
(3) live cartridges
vi.
One
expended cartridge
vii.
Two
hundred thousand naira (#200,000) ransom Money.
2. The operatives
of IGP Monitoring Unit carried out raid on a kidnappers hideout at Umuike Allu
area of Rivers state on 20/3 2017 about 1230hrs and arrested the above
mentioned suspects Michael Obi 34 years
and Kelechi Ndukwu 30 years old, and rescued the victim (name with held), a
student of Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State.
Equally, on 23/3/2017 about 1010hrs, another raid was
carried out at Umuanwa community Ikwerre LGA in Rivers State and arrested
Ifeanyi Ezechukwu 28 years and Chinedu
Amadi 18 years for kidnapping their land Lady and her son who were promptly
rescued by the Police team and reunited with their family.
The suspects were identified by the victims and will be
charge to court on completion of investigation.
CASE
2: RAIDING
OF CULTISTS HIDEOUT
SUSPECTS:
i.
John
Oteh ‘M’ 25 years
ii.
Atochi Oteh ‘M’ 41 years
EXHIBITS:
i.
One (1) Military Lar Rifle No. 770786
ii.
One (1) locally made double barrel gun
iii.
Two (2) locally made single barrel cut-to size guns
iv.
One (1) locally made pistol
v.
Seven (7) cartridges
vi.
One (1) expended cartridge
3.
On 20/3/2017 at about 0500hrs, sequel to the directive of Inspector
General of Police on the activities of Cultists in Rivers State and environs ,
the IGP Monitoring Unit in Rivers State Command working on actionable
intelligence with other specialized Technical Units of the Force under the
supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, swooped on the hideout of vicious
kidnap for ransom and cultist gang “Iceland
Confraternity” Den in Ebitanwo/Rumuakude Communities and arrested two (2)
members of the gang and recovered the exhibits listed above from them: They
confessed to the crime admitting to the various roles they played in the
commission of various armed robberies,
kidnappings and other cultist activities linked to them. They will be charged
to court on completion of the investigation
4. The Inspector General of Police wishes to assure the
good people of Rivers State and other states of the Federation of adequate
security and implore them to co-operate with the Police personnel deployed in
their localities to serve them better by providing useful and timely
information necessary for crime prevention and detection in their areas.
CSP JIMOH O. MOSHOOD
Force Public
Relations Officers
Force Headquarters
Abuja.
