The landlady
was kidnapped in Umuike Allu area of Rivers State while she was on the farm
with her son, a student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo
State.
Obi, 34,
confessed on Tuesday in Abuja that his friend, Kelechi Ndukwu, carried out the
abduction to obtain ransom from the victims which would then be used to settle
the N70,000 arrears of rent he was owing his landlady.
He said,
“Things have been very difficult for me, so I mentioned this to my friend,
Madman (Ndukwu) that I am owing my landlady and I needed N70,000 to settle the
arrears of rent.
“He told me
not to worry and said he would organise her abduction for ransom which would be
used to settle the rent.
“When the
woman and her son were on their farm, my friend and his two friends, abducted
them and demanded N200,000 but they paid N150,000 after four days.”
Obi explained
that the abduction was carried out by Ndukwu, Ifeanyi Ezechukwu,28 and Chinedu
Amadi, 18.
The police
spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, who paraded the suspects, said Ezechukwu and Amadi
were arrested at Umuanwa community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers
State.
The police
tendered the items recovered from them. These included one locally made
Revolver pistol, four live ammunition, expended ammunition, one locally made
pistol, three live cartridges, one expended cartridge and N200,000.
“The suspects
were identified by the victims and will be charged to court on completion of
investigation,” Moshood said.
The police
spokesman further disclosed that the operatives of the IG Monitoring Unit also
arrested two brothers, John Oteh, 25 and Atochi Oteh, 41 for cult-related
activities.
Police nabbed
the guys at their Iceland Confraternity den in Ebitanwo/Rumuakude communities.
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