The Inspector General of Police, IGP
Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni, concerned with the spate of kidnapping and other
violent crimes in Imo and other South Eastern States deployed Police Special
Forces led by Intelligence Response Team to these States.
The Police Special Forces working under
the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Police Command swooped
on the hideout of Henry Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’ and his gang and engaged them in
fierce gun battle that lasted several hours in the early hours of 02/03/2017 at
Omu Awa forest Ikwerre L.G.A. of Rivers State.
This operation was successfully carried
out as the dreaded, vicious and kidnap for ransom and armed robbery kingpin,
Henry Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’ and his gang who were rescued by his criminal
cohorts from the Owerri High Court premises on 27/01/2017 from the custody of
Officers of the Nigeria Prisons Service died during the shootout with the
Police Special Forces and all the other suspects mentioned above were arrested
and the exhibits listed recovered from them.
Henry Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’ (deceased)
was a cultist who later turned a vicious and dangerous kidnapper/armed robber,
and was declared wanted since 2013.
He was responsible for several cases of
kidnappings, armed robberies, murder of notable and prominent personalities in
Imo State and South Eastern/7South South States.
He had earlier confessed to the murder
of his girlfriend Sandra and eight (8) members of her family, among them six
(6) children in Lagos State.
He alleged that the girlfriend stole
his 45million naira share of 110million naira ransom paid by the family of one
of his victims in Omoku, Rivers State.
He is a serial killer who also
confessed to have killed over Two Hundred (200) people in various kidnappings
and armed robbery attacks. He claimed responsibility for the murder of the
following persons;
·
Placid
Ejimadu (Nze Ji Obi)
·
Jonathan
Ibemere aka gwuogwuo
·
Livinus
Iwumune all natives of Agbaja Nwangele L.G.A. Imo State.
·
The
killing of an Honourable member of the Imo State House of Assembly at Orji in
2015
·
The
kidnap/murder of a traditional rulers’ wife from Mbaise in 2015 whose corpse
has not been seen till date.
·
The
kidnap/murder of a man from Malaysia at First Bank World Bank Branch Owerri.
·
The
killing of 3 members of a family including a woman from Nkwerre in 2012 after
collecting ransom from the family
The living members of the Henry
Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’ (deceased) gang have made useful statements to the
police confessing and admitting to have carried out four (4) successful kidnap
operations after the rescue of their gang leader at the Owerri High Court
premises. They will all be charged to court on completion of investigation
The Inspector General of Police wishes
to assure the good people of Imo State and other states of the Federation of
adequate security and implore them to co-operate with the police personnel
deployed in their localities.
Those captured were
1.HENRY CHIBUEZE AKA
‘VAMPIRE’ LEADER OF THE GANG (DIED IN GUN DUEL WITH THE POLICE)
(ii)
OBINNA ELAH ‘M’ 26YRS, NATIVE OF ORLU L.G.A. IMO STATE; 2ND IN
COMMAND OF THE KIDNAP GANG
(iii)
ARINZE ABECHETA ‘M’ 24YRS, NATIVE OF OKOHIA, ISIALA MBANO L.G.A. IMO STATE.
(iv)
CHUKWUEBUKA IKEAZOTA ‘M’ 23YRS, NATIVE OF OHOHIA, ISIALA MBANO L.G.A. IMO
STATE.
(v)
SAMUEL UGOCHUKWU ‘M’ 24YRS, NATIVE OF AROCHUKWU L.G.A ABIA STATE
(vi)
CLIFFORD AHEANA ‘M’ OF OMU AWA IKWERRE L.G.A. RIVERS STATE.
EXHIBITS
(i)
Five (5) AK 47 rifles
(ii)
Three Hundred Rounds of AK 47 ammunition.
(iii)
Charm recovered from the body of the deceased leader of the gang
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