Police detectives in Asaba Delta
State have arrested a kidnap kingpin who has been on their wanted list in the
last two years.
According to the police spokesman in
the state, DSP Charles Muka who confirmed the arrest of the kingpin, he said he
was arrested in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the State.
While saying that the gang members
specialized in sending threatening text messages to unsuspecting business men
and women including making GSM calls to their victims, DSP Muka explained that
the suspect had been asking his victims’ relations to pay ransom before they
are released.
He said that on November 8, 2012,
one of their victims, Mrs. Orumgbe Veronica reported to the police that some
kidnappers were threatening to kidnap her if she did not pay N50million ransom
to them. The police spokesman however, identified the numbers as follows;
08068113653, 08168837108, 08138762748 and 08121104769, adding that the police
acted on a tip off and swung into action.
According to them, they monitored
the bank transactions of account number 0029593154 of a new generation bank the
suspects gave to the woman into which she was to pay the ransom.
He said that based on intelligence
gathering and collaboration with the bank officials, one Osemeke Kingsley, the
owner of the account and the leader of the gang was arrested.
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