The
IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), working in synergy with the Tactical
Intelligence Unit (TIU) of the Nigeria Police Force in a joint operation
supervised by AIG Kayode Aderanti, AIG Zone 2, Lagos successfully smashed a
notorious kidnap gang and arrested four (4) vicious kidnappers who are active
members of the gang responsible for the kidnap for ransom of five (5) Turkish
School Children and three (3) members of staff of the School in Ogun State on
13th January, 2017.
In the
course of investigation into the dastardly crime, three suspects namely Are
Philip Joel Kakadu aka “General Kakadu” a militant leader; Romeo Council aka
“Raw” and Totki Okoda who lives in the fishermen’s community behind the school
and provided information about the victims to his gang, were trailed and
arrested at different locations in Delta, Ogun and Lagos States respectively,
for the criminal roles they played in the commission of the crime.
Further
investigation and sustained pursuit of the matter by the Intelligence Response
Team, led to the arrest of Bekewei Agbojule aka “Prince Yellow”, a principal
suspect and one of the key members of the gang on the 25th January,
2017, at about 0700hrs in the morning.
The
suspect who is an Ijaw from Arogbo town in Ondo State was arrested after he
came out of the creeks to enjoy his loot.
One
million two hundred thousand naira (#1,200,000) his share of the ransom money
was recovered from him. The four suspects confessed to the crime, volunteered
useful statements to the investigators and are cooperating with the Police.
Concerted efforts are being made to arrest the remaining suspects who are at
large. All the suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of
investigation.
Meanwhile,
the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, is using this
opportunity to assure every Nigerian that the Nigeria Police Force will
continue to work assiduously to prevent crime and eliminate the fear of crime,
so as to guarantee adequate security and safety of lives and properties across
the country.
The
Police will equally ensure that those crimes that cannot be prevented are
promptly detected and perpetrators prosecuted to serve as deterrent to
prospective criminals.
He urges
the citizenry to be law abiding and continue to support the personnel of the
Force deployed in their various localities.
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