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  • Man in police net for staging own kidnap, demands N60m from sibling

    The Police in Lagos on Thursday announced the arrest of a man who allegedly attempted to defraud his brother of N60 million by staging his own kidnap.

    The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the arrest to newsmen.

    According to Famous-Cole, on July 3, one Victor Udoh reported to the command that his younger brother, Ufom Edet Udoh, was kidnapped by unknown persons at Liverpool in Apapa area of Lagos state.

    Famous-Cole said men of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, quickly swung into action and traced calls the complainant received on his phone.

    He said that this led to the arrest of one Paul Philips Okiemute, who reported the case at the workplace of the supposed victim.

    “Okiemute, upon questioning, confessed that Udoh staged his own kidnap to collect money from his elder brother, to solve his financial problems.

    “Udoh was not kidnapped at all. It was all a planned attempt to stage his own kidnap so that he can be paid a N60 million ransom by his elder brother.

    “The suspect said he made calls to the victim’s elder brother with an unknown number, demanding a ransom of N60 million. Ufom Edet Udoh was later picked up and he confessed to the crime.

    “He confessed to have checked into a hotel at Iyana-Ipaja area on July 3, where he spent three nights without food and water, hoping to cash the money,’’ Famous-Cole said.

    The image maker added that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni, however, ordered that the suspects should be immediately charged to court, “to serve as a deterrent to others who may want to cause a breach of the peace in Lagos State’’.

     

     

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  • EXCLUSIVE: ‘I am not a bad person, ask Anglican Church at Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos,’ Evans

    • I helped indigent students pay school fees, give money to widows in church
    • Moves to name South-east big names behind the kidnap of his victims

    Arrested Nigeria’s most celebrated and controversial billionaire kidnapper, Chikwudidume Onuadike alias Evans has apparently made up his mind not to go down alone in his present travail with his latest outburst. The self-styled philanthropist extraordinaire exclusively whispered to TheNewsguru.com that he was not at any rate alone in the kidnapping business saying that some southeast businessmen specifically fromAnambra State gave him names of those he kidnapped for ransom.

    Evans equally informed that the loot was shared with his informants on 60/40 formula; some of them he said lives in Italy and France.

    According to him, he didn’t know those who had made it big in business but got clues of the residents and itineraries of his victims for kidnap especially, the foiled kidnap attempt of the chairman and chief executive officer of the Young Shall Grow Motors, Chief Vincent Ujumadu.

    “I have given the Police names and identities of those who give me names, residential addresses, and movements of my victims but I think they are keeping secret for now because they want to arrest them. But if I wait and they do not arrest them or make their names public, I will tell the world before I die. Some of them are living in Italy and France and are into drugs.

    I will not die alone because they too benefited from the money I collected,” Evans said.

    The self-styled philanthropist also quipped; “I am not a bad person, you can go and ask about at the Anglican church at Ikosi- Ketu how I have helped so many indigent students pay their school fees, I give money liberally to the widows in the church, paid their house rents and even donated hugely for the renovation of the church and any church project.

    The only time and can describe myself as wicked is when I want relations of my victims to pay a ransom, then I was always mad at

    any of my victims because I want them to entreat on their relations to dance to my tunes.”

    On why he took to crime, a highly snaky Evans blamed it on his ordeal in the hands of the Nigeria Customs who he alleged seized his 40 feet container of auto spare parts. He said, “When I came to Lagos, I had nobody to assist me so I started selling ‘black market’ fuel at Suru-Alaba along Lagos/Badagry Expressway, where I was making small money from the business. Later I met one Kingsley who introduced me ‘rice and beans’ and we made so much money and we decided to go into the importation of auto spare parts. But at the Apapa Ports, the customs seized the goods and we were back to square one.

    Later I met one Kingsley who introduced me ‘rice and beans’ and we made so much money and we decided to go into the importation of auto spare parts. But at the Apapa Ports, the customs seized the goods and we were back to square one. With this, my friend said we should relocate to Benin and start kidnapping; that is how I went into full-scale kidnapping.”

     

    Meanwhile, the Bishop of Lagos West, Anglican Diocese, Revd James Odedeji has refuted claims by the notorious kidnapper of making huge donations to the church.

    Speaking through one Ven. Paul Adeyemi who contacted TheNewsGuru.com via the telephone, Odedeji said: “We have verified it and very certain that Evans is not a member of any elements of our church. We don’t know him and we have no affiliation with his person”

    “All that he his saying about paying school fees for indigent students, helping widows, and donating hugely to renovations of our church are pure lies.Please ignore the false information, it is only meant to mislead the public,” he said.

    When asked if Evans had probably been one of the anonymous philanthropists in the church, Odedeji said ‘We know all our members, he is not one of us and he has never been part of us”

    He added that Evans may be putting up such lies in order to whip up undue sentiments to attract public sympathy.

     

  • ‘Shame on you’ Kate Henshaw blasts Police officers

    Outspoken actress and women rights advocate, Kate Henshaw has slammed the Nigerian police undercover team that detained billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, also known as Evans.

    Recall that a special team assembled by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, in conjunction with operatives of the Lagos State Police Command had few weeks ago arrested Evans in Magodo area of the state.

    Following the arrest of the dreaded kidnap kingpin, Evans has been disclosing to investigators his sinister activities in the world of kidnapping. Against this backdrop, pictures trended on social media showing officers involved in the operation that led to Evans’ arrest excitedly posing with the kingpin.

    Reacting angrily on Twitter, Henshaw wrote:“If these are police men… SHAME ON YOU!! What is the meaning of this??@PoliceNG “

  • Photos: Evans leads detectives to his Igando, Ejigbo dens

    Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, who was arrested, recently, by the police for coordinating several high profile kidnappings, yesterday, led police operatives to two houses in Ejigbo and Igando areas of Lagos state, where he kept some of his victims for months.

    Evans revealed during the visit to his Igando hideout, located at Green Street, that he kept five persons including Chief James Uduji and Francis Umeh at the Igando den.

    He stated that he vacated the den when people started suspecting his activities in the area.

    He further disclosed that he rented the apartment in 2014 stating that he kept Francis Umeh for five months in that apartment before he moved to the other house in Ejigbo.

    The kidnap kingpin also took detectives to another bungalow at Orisunmbare by hospital junction in Jakande estate, Lagos where he had another hideout.

    Residents of the areas where Evans operated were shocked that such a thing was happening around them without their knowledge.

  • Evans weeps in cell over his detention with common criminals

    Arrested kidnap kingpin, Chukwudemeje George Onwuamadike, also known as Evans has been sobbing over his detention with ‘common poor criminals’, in police cell, The Guardian investigation has revealed.

    Evans, it was gathered, has yet to come to terms with his ordeal.

    The kingpin, who was arrested last Saturday at his 3, Fred Shoboyede Street, Magodo, Lagos home, is being kept in a maximum security cell with “common criminals”.

    Recall that Nigeria Police on Sunday afternoon paraded the man regarded as Nigeria’s richest kidnapper and his deadly gang.

    Jimoh Moshood, Force spokesman in a statement, revealed how they seized their victims, kept them and demanded for ransom.

    He also gave timelines of some of the gang’s activities and how they made a staggering $5million dollars from 4 victims, aside other millions of Naira.

    In police cell, Evans has been crying profusely and has also made more revelations to interrogators.

    Evans disclosed that he has two other detention camps in Lagos.

    He was also said to have confessed that he started off as an armed robber in Sokoto State.

    “He has been weeping uncontrollably because he is in a cell with common poor criminals despite all the wealth and mansions he owned”, a police source told Nation.

    “He has started talking. He has given us locations of other detention camps he had in Lagos.

    “Aside Igando, he had two others and detectives would visit the place. He also said that his very first robbery was in Sokoto State and that they killed the victim.

    “He is still being interrogated and more details would come out after the camps have been visited.”

    Meanwhile, his Nnewi people in Anambra are still angry over the terror he unleashed on wealthy indigenes, as his victims were mostly from the state.

    His second in command, Felix Chinemerem, a native of Amanagu in Abia State, was also declared wanted in 2014, after his criminal activities led to the killing of many innocent people.

    Chinemerem took part in the kidnap of a prominent Nigerian, which prompted policemen to storm the community and allegedly shot randomly, killing villagers.

    He has not been seen or heard from in many months.

  • Just in: 5 suspects arrested over planned attack on banks in Lagos [Photo added]

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP’s) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on Friday announced the arrest of five suspected armed robbers who had planned to attack some banks in Lagos.

    The IRT Commander, ACP Abba Kyari, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

    Kyari said the arrested suspects also participated in the killing of four policemen and an Army Captain in Ikorodu in April, this year.

    The commander said that the suspects were arrested at Ikorodu and Ajah areas of Lagos State, as they perfected the planned attacks on the banks.

    He said their arrest was part of the IGP Ibrahim Idris’ effort to neutralise the threat posed on Lagos by the notorious new militant leader called America.

    According to him, America was also responsible for last week’s kidnap of school children in Epe.

    “Five key members of the notorious militant group led by America, who have perfected plans to attack and rob five banks in Lagos have been arrested in Ikorodu and Ajah areas of Lagos state.

    “They were all arrested after several days of unrelenting follow-ups by the IRT.

    “Four of the arrested suspects are militants, who were sent by their gang leader, America, to survey the banks.

    “The team was also to hire two operational buses that will be used to convey the militants to and from the river banks, to the commercial banks.

    The fifth suspect is a security man in one of the banks targeted to be robbed,” Kyari alleged.

    The commander, however, noted that the banks targeted were located in Lekki and Ajah areas of Lagos state.

    He said that the suspects confessed to have chosen the targeted banks because of their proximity to the river banks.

    “All suspects arrested have confessed to the planned robberies and confirmed that they were sent by America, their boss in the creeks, to survey the banks, together with the bank security man who allegedly brought the job to the militants.

    “Also, America had fixed Thursday, June 1, as the date for the attack on the banks, before his boys were arrested by the IRT.

    “The suspects are cooperating with detectives in the investigations,’’ Kyari added.

     

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  • How Police arrested Isheri North kidnap ‘kingpin’ in Ogun

    The alleged mastermind of the kidnap of Lagos Isheri North Estate Secretary, Dayo Adekoya, Joseph Omoni, has been arrested.

    He was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Abba Kyari.

    The 38-year-old suspect, who hails from Ajapa community, Ese in Ondo State, was arrested in Century Village, Ogijo town, in Ogun State.

    The suspect was alleged to have also participated in the kidnap of the Nigerian Turkish school girls and officials and also the December kidnapping operation at Ikorodu, where a popular TV presenter, Aisha Ali-Balogun, was killed.

    The suspect confessed that he only got N250,000 from the ransom paid for the release of the Isheri North estate secretary. “I got N250,000 from the ransom because the sum paid was too small, but for the Nigerian Turkish International College, I got N2 million.

    I was also involved in the kidnap on Ikorodu Road, where Aisha Balogun was killed. We didn’t know her until we read in the papers that she was a TV presenter. I got about N1 million from that ransom.

    “I cannot say what really happened during the Isheri North kidnap. Though we exchanged fire while escaping with the man, but we read in the papers that three security men were killed. Well, I cannot say that I regret everything because I was able to build houses with the money I got from the Nigerian Turkish school.

    I bought tiles, windows and other accessories to complete my house at Century Village, in Ogijo community,” he said.

     

    A senior police officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “On February 14, around 4a.m. after unrelenting follow up by IRT with technical intelligence unit, one of the Isheri Estate secretary and Turkish school kids kidnappers, Joseph Omoni, was arrested.”

    The police officer said one kingpin simply identified as ‘chairman’ has also been identified to be hiding in the same Century Village at Ogijo, but assured that he would soon be arrested as detectives has condone off the area. He said the police were making effort to apprehend other members of the gang.

  • Ambode orders arrest of masterminds of Isheri kidnap

    Ambode orders arrest of masterminds of Isheri kidnap

     

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has ordered the immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the killing of three security guards and kidnap of the Secretary of the Isheri North Residents Association, Mr. Dayo Adekoya.

    A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said Governor Ambode has directed the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni to move decisively and promptly to arrest the kidnappers.

    Governor Ambode, according to the statement, specifically commiserated with the families of the security guards that lost their lives to the unfortunate incident, and assured that government is on top of the situation and working with security agencies to ensure early release of the victim.

    The statement quoted Ayorinde as saying: “A while ago, the CP of Lagos Command of the Nigerian Police, confirmed that police has commenced investigation as well as put in place necessary rescue operation to ensure the release of the victim.

    “While the State Government commiserates with the families of the three dead estate security guards, it will leave no stone unturned to ensure that lives and property of residents in the State are protected.”

    TheNewsGuru.com recalls that in a bid to stamp out kidnapping, rape and other criminal offences in the state, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had gracious approved a life imprisonment and death penalty for culprits by appending the anti-kidnapping bill which was recently passed by the State House of Assembly.

     

     

     

  • Police nab notorious kidnap kingpin in Enugu

    The Police in Enugu have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, Christian Akpan, also known as “Mayor’’ in the state.

    The Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Friday.

    Amaraizu said Akpan was arrested through “ a well-structured operation borne out of intelligence information’’.

    He said the kidnapper was pinned down on Feb. 2 in his hideout within Sunrise Estate axis of Emene community, near Enugu.

    “The Enugu State Police Command will not relent in its efforts to ensure a safe and secure Enugu State,’’ he said.

    The police spokesman said that the suspect had been helping police in their investigation.

    “The investigation is centering on some kidnap operations in which he was involved, especially the one he allegedly perpetrated on Dec. 2, 2016.

  • Two staff, 3 students Kidnapped at Turkish International school

    Two staff, 3 students Kidnapped at Turkish International school

    Five persons, three students and two members of staff of the Turkish International School, Isheri, a border between Lagos and Ogun states were Friday night kidnapped.

    Details of their abduction were sketchy as at time of filling this report. The school could not be reached for comments as the telephone of its Information Officer, Cema Yigit’s was switched off when this reporter called by 11.30pm.

    But the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, conformed the incident but could not give concrete details. Oyeyemi said ” from the information at my disposal, the victims were and staff. We don’t know if some Nigerian staff members are among.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command has deployed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad as well as other police operatives to move there.

    He has directed that the abducted persons must be rescued unhurt”