Kidnap suspect discloses hideout

“John Onwudiwe and four others allegedly abducted Rita Onyeahala on Sunday.” 

A kidnap suspect, John Onwudiwe, has disclosed the major hideout of his gang to the police.

Onwudiwe, who was paraded before journalists on Tuesday by Linus Nwaiwu, the Public Relations Officer of the Imo Police Command, said their hideout was located at Ukwa Village in neighbouring Rivers State.

He said that he had been in the kidnap business for six years and added that the last mission which led to his arrest on Sunday was spearheaded by one Onyekwere, who was allegedly killed during a gunfight with the police.

Five members of the gang had attacked and abducted Rita Onyeahala on Sunday at the Ohaji/Egbema St Andrew’s Catholic Church.

They were attacked by the police who killed one, arrested another, while the rest escaped.

Onwudiwe, who hails from Rivers, pleaded to be set free, promising not to indulge in kidnapping again. He advised other kidnappers to shun their act, saying that his situation should be a big lesson to all of them.

The police spokesman said the command was working hard to find and arrest the three fleeing kidnap suspects, noting that Onyeahala had been rescued without any harm done to her.

He said the police could only manage crime in the state through useful information from the public, and urged Imo people to always provide relevant information that could lead to the arrest of hoodlums in the state.

-By Adaego Ogbulafor 

Source: DailyTimes

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