The Lagos State Police Command have arrested three
suspected kidnappers who allegedly murdered the former deputy governor of
Anambra State and two members of his family.
The kidnappers identified Monday Odieto, Godspower
Ovwigho and Stanley Efetobor were said to have killed the deputy governor in a
blind rage after his family members brought N5 million, instead of N30 million
they had demanded for. They had also killed the two men that brought the
ransom.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko
said: “Their confession revealed that one Kelvin emerged leader of the gang
after he successfully rescued their former leader, Rufus from the hands of
prison wardens. They further revealed that the sum of N30 million was agreed as
ransom for the kidnap of Dr. Chudi Nwike on March, 19, 2013. But instead the
sum of N5million was brought to the kidnappers by the family of the former
deputy governor. The second in command of the kidnappers, Rufus, got angry and
shot and killed the two men who brought the ransom and also killed the deputy
governor. The kidnappers then called and told the wife of the victim to use the
remaining balance to bury her husband.”
It was gathered that sequel to the tracking and
arrest of one Monday Odieto, from Benin, Edo State by DPO Ikoyi Division, SP.
Aisha Haruna for his involvement in kidnapping of the wife of a sitting Supreme
Court Judge, Justice Rhodes Vivour and his confession during interrogation to
be a member of a 30-man-gang of deadly kidnappers who operate in the
south-south and south east axis of the country, the Commissioner of Police,
Umar Manko ordered that the officer in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad(SARS), SP. Abba Kyarri, should go after the suspects.
Addressing journalists today at police headquarters,
Manko said: “After a long manhunt, Godspower was tracked and arrested at
Ikorodu on April, 23, 2014, by Kyarri and a team of policemen. Godspower was
identified by Odieto to be a top ranking member of the gang. Also on April, 24,
2014, Efetobor, who is also a gang member, was equally arrested by SARS.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to be
members of the gang that participated in the rescue operation of their former
gang leader, Rufus, at Okene Road, Warri in Delta State, when officers of the
Nigerian Prisons Service were taking him to court from prison yard in early
March, 2013, where several officers of the Nigerian Prisons lost their lives. The
kidnappers also confessed to have kidnapped the wife and daughter of Justice
Rhodes Vivour, and also kidnapped the former Deputy Governor of Anambra State
on March, 19, 2013.”
According to Manko, Rufus died in a gun duel with
policemen. He added that there is a manhunt to get other fleeing members of the
gang.
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