CBN gov’s wife, our biggest catch –Suspected kidnapper

The leader of the kidnap gang that abducted Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, the wife of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has told police detectives that the woman was the gang’s biggest catch.

The suspect, Musa Mohammed was arrested along with five others. The police are however hunting for other five members of the gang. Mohammed also told detectives that abduction of Margaret was random, not planned.

It was only after they had kidnapped they realised whom she is and started jubilating that they had finally hit it big.

Musa reportedly said: “After we kidnapped the woman, we thought God has finally blessed us. But police came and spoilt everything.”

A source in Edo State Police Command said that Margaret and other victims were abducted by an 11-man-gang.

During interrogation, Mohammed told police that the gang had been in operation, but had never made a big catch, like the abduction of Margaret. He said the gang members were already celebrating when policemen appeared from nowhere and spoilt the party.

Gunmen abducted Margaret along with her driver and three other females riding with them in an SUV along the Benin-Agbor Road on September 29, 2016. They were rescued at half-past midnight of October 1, 2016 by a team of crack police investigators from the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Intelligence Monitoring Team led by Abba Kyari, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), less than 24 hours after the incident.

A police source that ransom was paid before Margaret and other victims were rescued. The source further claimed that after the rescue of the victim, the police recovered the ransom money.

The source said: “We have six suspects for now, including their leader, Musa. We are presently hunting for five others. There were 11 of them that carried out the operation. Our policemen arrested the suspects in Edo and Delta states.”

It was also gathered that before the Musa and gang abducted Margaret, they had already abducted a man. The man was dragged along to the area where Margaret was abducted.

When the kidnappers realised Margaret is the CBN Governor’s wife, they allowed the man to go, while basking in the euphoria of Margaret’s abduction.

The source said: “The gang had already kidnapped a man some minutes ago at the same spot. When they found out the identity of the woman, they said they had made a big catch. They immediately allowed the man to go. They said the big fish was enough.”