suspected
kidnappers
UGHELLI—The
leader of a four-man kidnap gang, Austine, alias Lion, that recently abducted
five
secondary school students at Ughelli, Delta State, has blamed the devil
for his action.
The
kidnappers, identified as Joseph, Onos, Omojevbe, Tina and Stella, were
arrested by the Committee on Peace and Security, Delta State House of Assembly.
Three members of the kidnap gang are, however, on the run
Vanguard learned
that the anti-kidnapping unit of the Committee caught the gang leader unawares.
Chairman of
the anti-kidnapping unit, Austin Opunbor, said: “Immediately we received the
report of the kidnap of the school children, our committee mobilised its men to
be on their trail.
“While some
of our personnel were on the streets monitoring events, others embarked on a
thorough search from forest to forest and uncompleted buildings.
“The arrest
of the self-confessed gang leader was quite tasking,” adding that when the gang
discovered that the committee was closing in on them, it quickly released the
victims.
Opunbor
disclosed that the children have been re-united with their families, while the
committee has launched a manhunt for the three fleeing suspects.
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