Thursday, September 29, 2016

Abducted landlords: Suspect arrested in Ondo

One of the suspected gunmen who abducted four landlords at Oshorun Estate, Isheri, a border community between Lagos and Ogun states, has been arrested by the Inspector- General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

The 38-year-old suspect, identified as James Kegbe alias JJ, an indigene of Arogbo in Ese Odo, was arrested by the operatives at Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, where he went to spend his share of his ransom. During interrogation, Kegbe confessed to have collected the N12 million ransom from the family members of the victims.
He also admitted he collected N1.2 million as his share of the ransom. The suspect also mentioned the names of some of his gang members. Kogbe said Trust, Julious, Victor, Prince, John and “one senior man” were involved in the operation.
The IG team said efforts were ongoing to arrest other members of the gang now at large. On Saturday September 17, gunmen invaded Isheri and abducted three landlords and their aerobics instructor. The gunmen, who came in a boat through the creek, stormed Isheri and attempted to kidnap eight landlords and their instructor while they were jogging.https://newtelegraphonline.com/abducted-landlords-suspect-arrested-ondo/

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