Lebanese connives with kidnappers, to abduct aunt for N100m

 

The Lagos State Police Command have arrested a Lebanese man for orchestrating the kidnap of his aunt and demanding a ransom of N100 million.
The suspect, Mohammed Dannawi told journalists that he planned the kidnapped of his 61-year-old aunt, Essa Dannawi, not because of the ransom, but because he wanted to punish her just as she had punished him and his wife.
He however would not state how Essa punished him and his wife, to have warranted the kidnapping of his aunt.
Apparently determined to teach his aunt a lesson, Mohammed planned the kidnap with his aunt’s former staff, Obi Kwentua.
According to Mohammed, he made a spare key to his aunt’s duplex and gave the key to Kwentua.
Kwentua gave the key to one Tee-boy, who arranged with four other men and fixed a day for the kidnapping.
On the appointed, Mohammed was conveniently not home. The gang, which had lodged at a hotel adjacent to the home of Essa, scaled the fence that divided the hotel from the victim’s home.
The woman’s security guards were said to have fled after they saw that the men were armed to the teeth. Essa was taken away.
According to police, the kidnappers demanded for N100 million, but the money was beaten down to N4million.
Mohammed however insisted that it was not N100 million they demanded, but N15 million.
Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide however stated that on May 2, 2013,  Essa was kidnapped at her residence, at Ebute Metta West Lagos State.
The case was transferred to Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS), Ikeja  on May 6 and Officer in charge of SARS, SP. Abba Kyari arrested members of the family and staff, since experience had shown that most kidnapping were carried out by those who are close to the victims.
After an extensive interview with all the arrested parties, useful information was gathered and Mohammed, a nephew and staff of the victim was detained.
Braide said: “Upon interrogation, Mohammed confessed to  have organized the kidnapping of his aunt because she offended him. Thereafter, SARS detectives, led by Kyari immediately used him to stage and arrested the leader of the kidnappers, Obi Kwentua.
“At Rita Lori Hotel Surulere, where he came to collect N4m ransom, which he demanded from relatives if the victim eventually the victim was rescued at their hide out in Oyingbo area of Lagos State.”
It was gathered that after Mohammed opened up to investigators, the men had gone and arrested several family members of Tee-boy. When the suspect realized that the heat and tension was high, he and other member of the gang were said to have bundled Essa to a particular area and released her.
In an attempt to arrest Kwentua, the police released Mohammed and went home and embarked on his routine, like he had no care in the world. Kwentua was fooled into believing that Mohammed had been left off the hook.  He was unaware that police were trailing and monitoring Mohammed’s every move.
Police are presently hunting for Tee-boy.