Operatives of the Edo State Police Command yesterday arrested two suspected kidnappers and a middle aged man,alleged to have diverted a truck load of tiles in Edo State.
The Command in a press statement signed by the public Relation Officer of the Command,SP Kotontgs Bello and made available to news men in Benin City, said that the
operatives while on a routine patrol along Igarra-Ibillo Road intercepted some Fulani herdsmen. And that upon sighting the Policemen, they fled into the bush,while the police chased them and arrested one Saliu Sule ,35yrs.
According to the report,the suspect has confessed to be one of the kidnappers who used to rob and kidnap travelers along that road. The second suspect, Bright Ofei Gadimoh,29 years,was said to be a POS operator,who helps kidnappers and robbers to pick money from kidnapped victims’ account using the Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
“You will recall that several persons including one Emmanuel Umuekele werekidnapped and robbed around Ugbowo axis, in Benin City. Money was transfered from their accounts as ransom to another account before they released their victims. We have arrested two suspected kidnappers;35 years Saliu Sule at Igarra-Ibillo Road in Edo State and 29 years old Bright Ofei Gadimoh, a POS operator,who was alleged to be assisting robbers and kidnappers to collect money from victims’ Bank account at lgarra in Edo State.
“Items recovered from them include,Two POS Machines, Eleven ATM Cards with different names, Five mobile phones with SIM cards and a cash sum of #156,000.00.
While effort is in progress to arrest other fleeing gang members.”
It also stated that one Chinweuba Okoye, 36yrs who diverted a truck load of tiles since Dec, 22nd 2020 and absconded from Lagos State was also arrested
He said that on receipt of the information, operatives of the command through Technical Intelligence geo-located the suspect to Igarra in Edo State where he was arrested and an orange colour mini-truck with Reg. No. AAH412ZV was recovered from him.
The Commissioner of Police Edo State, CP Phillip Aliyu Ogbadu reiterates the Command’s commitment towards safeguarding lives and property of the people of Edo State. The Police Commissioner called on the general public to continue to partner with the Police especially in the areas of information sharing.
