Ismail Wakili, a 19 year old notorious kidnapper has been arrested for kidnapping a popular man named Prince Omoghae Igbegbon by the Ondo State command of the Nigeria Police Force, the kidnapping took place along Akunnu Akoko/Auga Akoko axis of Ondo State he confessed that this was his first attempt to get involve in kidnapping.

Wakili disclosed this while responding to questions from the press when the police parade him with other 15 suspectson Wednesday in Akure, the state capital.

He named other members of his gang who are now at large they are Abdullahi Sanni, 33 from Kogi state, Mohammed Abdullahi, 36 from Sokoto state; Umoru Usman, 25 from Kebbi and Sheu Usman,25 from Niger state.

“This is my first time of involving in kidnapping, I have never been involved before, it’s Abdullahi that introduced me to the business.

“Since I joined the gang, this is the only person that we have kidnapped, I swear I am not a killer even if I will die I will say the truth.

“When we kidnapped the man we only saw N70,000 cash in his car in denominations of N500 and N1,000 notes and our leader, Abdullahi removed N20,000 to buy food stuff for us and the man pending when the ransom will be paid.

“And the remaining N50,000 is with me until I was arrested by the community in Ibilo in Edo State where the money was taken by the community.

“Actually, when we kidnapped the man, we demanded a ransom of N30million from him and after our first demand, our leader, Abdullahi, later reduced it to N5million but the man said he doesn’t have such amount of money that he can only provides N300,000

“And Abdullahi said that we will not collect N300,000 from him but said that after two days if he didn’t add any money I should collect and leave the man,” he disclosed.

In his statement earlier the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie  while parading the suspects stated that Wakili and members of his kidnapping syndicate robbed their victims of huge sum of money amounting to about N185,000

“On April 2, at about 7:15 am, one Prince Omoghae Igbegbon of Senior Staff Quarters, Nifor, Benin City, Edo State was attacked by unknown gunmen numbering six along Akunnu Akoko/ Auga Akoko Road Ondo State.

“The hoodlums robbed him of cash sum of N185,000 and also abducted him into the bush. The abductors demanded N30m as ransom for his release,” he stated.

According to the commissioner the victim escaped to a community in Ibilo, Edo State, where he explained his ordeal in the hands of the kidnappers. The police placed the community on red alert to watch out for any strange face.

“Thereafter, one Ismaila Wakili, 19 years from Niger state whom the victim later recognised as one of the kidnappers was arrested and handed over to the police.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime and mentioned other members of his gang.

“They were consequently arrested and Ismaila Wakili identified them to be members of the kidnap gang terrorising Akoko axis of Ondo State. Efforts is till on to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.”

 

 

 

SOURCE: DAILYPOST

 

 

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