The Nigeria Police on Saturday paraded a infamous kidnapper from Abuja, Chinaza Philip-Okoye, on a stretcher on the Pressure Intelligence Response Crew base, Guzape, Federal Capital Territory.
Our correspondent notes that the suspect was severely injured after he was shot by cops on Thursday night following the interception of his gang at a fuel station.
Philip-Okoye was on Thursday arrested by a mixed group of FCT and Kaduna cops in Kaduna when police stormed him and his gang members (now at giant) whereas they have been transporting a sufferer, Segun Akinyemi, from Abuja to Kano. Stands.
Our correspondent gathered that the police have been alerted to the kidnapping of Akinyemi as the abductors handed via Rita Lori, Garki and Abuja on Thursday night, and all police formations inside the FCT and neighboring Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi states have been alerted .
“We have been knowledgeable of the kidnapping of Akinyemi when the abductors have been using via Rita Lori in Garki, so the FCT Police Command alerted all police formations within the FCT and neighboring Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi states.
“So, anti-kidnapping operatives of the FCT chased them into Kaduna State earlier than different gang members fled, and Chinaza Phillip-Okoye was shot at and apprehended by a group of FCT cops and Kaduna State cops, and the sufferer was rescued unhurt and his car was recovered. .” a senior police supply confirmed to our correspondent.
Whereas parading the kidnapper on Saturday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Public Relations Officer of the Pressure, mentioned the suspects have been unfortunate after they have been intercepted by policemen at a petroleum station in Kaduna the place three of them escaped whereas considered one of them, Philip-Okoye , was arrested and the sufferer was rescued unhurt.
Adejobi mentioned: “In a proactive transfer, following a report of the kidnapping of a sufferer from his house alongside along with his Hilux Van carrying Reg. No. RBC 90 DL Grey colour by 4 armed males who have been disguised in a white Mercedez Benz 230 automotive. Law enforcement officials, throughout an intelligence-driven investigation, found that the sufferer was taken to Kano State however had his ATM withdrawals in Kaduna whereas the sum of N500,000.00 was transferred from his account.
“The suspects, nonetheless, have been unfortunate after they have been intercepted by policemen at a petroleum station in Kaduna the place three of them escaped, whereas one named Chinaza Philip Okoye Michael was arrested, the sufferer was rescued unhurt and the mentioned Hilux Van was recovered. . It was realized that Chinaza Philip Okoye Michael and his accomplices have been earlier arrested and charged for related crimes on the Kwali Excessive Courtroom, Abuja, someday in November 2023, however whereas on courtroom bail, resumed committing worse crimes.
The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday handed over Chinaza Philip-Okoye to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.
The Police Public Relations Officer of Kaduna Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, had disclosed that Chinaza was arrested in Kaduna on Thursday when the police swooped on him and his gang members (now at giant) whereas capturing a sufferer, Segun Akinyemi, of Abuja dropped at Abuja. Canoe State.
The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on Friday confirmed receipt of the suspect alongside some weapons and a cell phone and mentioned extra particulars can be revealed.
Adeh mentioned: “The FCT Police Command needs to verify the arrest of 1 Chinaza Phillip, a infamous kidnapper from Abuja, by cops of the Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday, January 17, 2024.
“The suspect was transferred to the FCT police command at the moment, Friday, January 19, 2024, and is presently in pre-trial detention. Extra particulars will probably be communicated shortly.”
The PUNCH had reported that there was an alternate of gunfire on Thursday when cops rescued a resident of Abuja, Akinyemi, who was kidnapped simply as he was driving out of his home.
The abductors have been taking Akinyemi from Abuja to Kano State when the police stormed them, the Police Public Relations Officer of Kaduna Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, mentioned.
Equally, the police paraded 15 different suspects for kidnappings and violent crimes dedicated within the FCT and neighboring states.
Police additionally seized a number of subtle firearms and ammunition from the suspects.
The suspects embody three kidnappers and informants from Bwari – Idris Ishaku, male, 27 years outdated, Bala Umar, male, 27 years outdated, and Dahiru Salisu, male, 27 years outdated, who have been arrested in reference to the kidnapping of 23 individuals within the jail. Bwari space of Abuja on January 3, 2024.
Adejobi added: “Additionally, operatives of the DFI-IRT workplace intercepted one Everest Magaji, an arms smuggler, throughout negotiations with some infamous bandits presently at giant, for the acquisition and provide of unlawful firearms and ammunition. Eleven pistols and two pump motion weapons have been recovered from the suspect.
“The outcomes recorded throughout these ruthless operations exhibit the dedication of the Nigerian Police Pressure, led by IG Egbetokun, to make sure that our nation turns into a secure haven for us to stay. The IG urges all residents to be very alert to their environment and the individuals in them, and to instantly report any suspicious exercise to regulation enforcement.”
