The Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested three
members of a notorious kidnap gang that have terrorized Kogi State and
its environs and rescued four kidnapped victims at different locations.
A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Don Awunah said a
special intelligence led operation conducted by the operatives of the
Intelligence Response Team of the IGP’s Monitoring Unit at different
black spots in Kogi State, three members of a notorious kidnap gang that
has for a while operated in major cities in Kogi and neighbouring
States were trailed and arrested at their hideouts in the outskirt of
Egume and Anyimgba Towns in Kogi State.
The leader of the gang who gave his name as Ibrahim Nasarawa led the
operatives of Intelligence Response Team to their den where Edward Abutu
Amedu was held hostage. On sighting the Operatives, the armed guards
who were stationed by the gang to keep watch over their victims opened
fire on the Police and the operatives responded and overpowered them in a
tactical operation that saw three members of the kidnap gang suffer
fatal injuries while their victim was rescued unhurt. Two of our men
sustained gunshot injuries and are currently responding to treatment in
the hospital while the other members of the gang escaped with bullet
wounds.
In another coordinated operation based on credible intelligence
generated by Operatives of the intelligence Response Team, three members
of a dare-devil kidnap gang that abducted Mrs. Mayo Ohemi, Nichodemus
Kadiri and Miss Victoria Abdul from Acharu Egume area of Kogi State were
arrested and their confession led to the rescue of the victims who were
incacerated in the kidnapers’ camp from where they demanded a ransom of
twenty million naira. The rescued victims who sustained various degrees
of injuries in the hands of their abductors are now receiving treatment
in the Hospital.
The arrested suspects are: Ojonimi Negedu, 32, Awodi Ezekiel, 26, Micheal Sule, 21.
