Following some crime activities which happened in an area at
ikorodu, (lagos) in which three out of the 15 suspected gangs has reportedly
been arrested.
The three suspects are in the custody at the Lagos state
command have confessed how they carried out their operation after abducting two
poultry farms owners at Egan, Itoki area of Ikorodu, on July 17, 2016.
The
suspects, numbering 15, had early stormed the area in three boats, abducting
two farm owners -- Alhaji Oyebanji Wasiu and Alhaji Isiaka Owolabi along with
the manager of the two farms, Abiodun Adeniyi, 43.
The
victims were taken deep into the creek where they were instructed to contact
their families, who reportedly put together the sum of N22m as ransom which
they dropped at a particular location as instructed by the kidnappers.
Armed
with three AK47 and rifles, one pump-action rifle, nine magazines and 270
rounds of live ammunition, they killed Adeniyi but investigations later
revealed that there was a deep-seated vengeance involved, hence, the murder.
The
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, on Friday, told the Punch
that investigation was still ongoing to arrest other members of the gang,
adding that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations
were complete.
Meanwhile,
the suspects have narrated the event that led to the kidnapping and the murder.
One
of the suspects, Idowu Dauwujoh, 24, confessed to being the gang’s inside man.
He
said, “When I got a job as a worker on the farms, I was employed along with three
other friends, Kekeminiwei, Afro and Odesebra, all Ijaw natives, but few months
after we were employed, Kekeminiwei, Afro and Odesebra were sacked.
“The
allegations were that they were stealing from the farms. Then, Afro was dating
a lady who also worked on the farms. It became an issue between him and the
manager of the farms (Adeniyi) and the man told him to leave.
“I
was the only one remaining in the farms, but I was always in touch with the
other boys.
“One
day, they called me and said anytime the owners of the farms were around, I
should let them know. They told me they were planning to kidnap them and that I
should act as if I knew nothing.
“Few
days before July 17, 2016, I called my friends to inform them that my bosses
would be around in a few days, so as soon as they – (Wasiu and Owolabi) arrived
their farms on Wednesday, July 17, I gave my friends the signal and they moved
in.
“When
they kidnapped my bosses including the manager, I had no idea where they were
taking them to. But I fled the farms to Delta State,” Dauwujoh added.
Another
suspect, 26-year-old Priye Idoro, said he took part in the kidnapping and was
actually the cook in the camp where they kept their victims.
Idoro
said, “Before that day, I was not a kidnapper. All I was doing was bursting
pipelines to steal crude oil at Igbo Olomu, Ikorodu, Lagos.
“One
day, one of my bosses, who employed me as a pipeline vandal, informed me of the
kidnap plan and I willingly went along. We arrived at the area before the
kidnapping day and stayed in the forest for three days.
“As
soon as we got the signal, we moved in and took the men.
“The
first day we brought the men to the creek, I was told to go and buy foodstuff
by nightfall. I bought fish, soup ingredients and garri.
“I
was feeding them eba most of the time. Cooking was all I was doing, my bosses
were the ones doing the negotiation. When the ransom was paid, they told me it
was N20m. They brought the money in a carton and two ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags.
“They
gave me N500,000. I treated the men well. Before they released them, they were
even praying for me that I would do something great with the money I got.
“One
evening, I went to buy food and when I got back, they had released them. I
asked about the manager too and one of the men said he had killed him because
he was the one who sent him away from the farm, where he was working before.
They did not tell me what they did with his body,” Idoro said, pleading for
mercy.
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