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From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
The leader of a notorious kidnapping gang, one Amarachi Amadi, aka Ishiegburumma, has been nabbed by operatives of the Imo State Police Command. The police also rescued their victim, Uzondu Ikeazuta, aged 45 years, from the Ohoba forest, where the kidnappers have their camp.
Spokesperson of the Imo State police command, Michael Abbattam, in a statement, said operatives on August 29, at about 1230hours, after diligent gathering of information on identified terror camps in the state, raided a terror camp in the forest at Ohuba village in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the state.
He said: “The hoodlums, on sighting the police operatives, immediately engaged them in a gun duel, but were overwhelmed by the superior fire power of the police, resulting in the arrest of one Amarachi Amadi, aka Ishiegburumma, ‘m’ aged 28 years, the leader of a notorious kidnapping gang, in the wanted list of the Command. He sustained bullet wounds during the gun battle, while others escaped with bullet injuries into the forest.”
Abbattam further disclosed that, “the operatives, while combing the forest, saw the kidnap victim, Uzondu Ikeazuta, ‘m’ aged 45 years, a native of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, on chain. He was freed unhurt. In the same vein, recovered the following exhibits: One (1) cut to size single barrel gun with six (6) rounds of live cartridges; one (1) locally made double barrel short gun. One (1) bus Imo with registration number WER 04 XB, one (1) dagger; one (1) ATM card, substances suspected to be Indian hemp; Airtel recharge cards; assorted charms and ropes used in tying their victims three (3) cell phones.(Continued on www.sunnewsonline)
Continuing: “In the course of debriefing the victim, it was revealed that he was kidnapped by a five-man armed gang, on the 28/8/2022, at about 1300 hours, at Imo Specialist Hospital junction Umuguma in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.
While in their custody, he was subjected to inhuman tortures that almost resulted in the cutting off his manhood for ritual purposes. That the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of N1.7 million before he could be released from their captivity.
“The suspect, while undergoing interrogation, admitted being the Capone of the kidnapping syndicate and confessed to several kidnapping cases, but could remember vividly seven, and how they beheaded one of their victims, Justice Ikechukwu Francis Okoroji on January 5, 2020. His confession has led to the arrest of one Oriaku Lucky ‘m’, aged 26 years of Umugologo Ohuba in Ohaji/Egbema LGA and Peace Victor Sunday ‘f’ aged 19 years of Unah Eket in Akwa Ibom State,” he stated.
