How I Formed My Kidnap Gang During My 11yrs In Prison- Suspected Kidnapper
Afnews Editor
Apr 28, 2024
How I Formed My Kidnap Gang During My 11yrs In Prison- Suspected Kidnapper
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By Evelyn Usman
The goals of Correctional centres, otherwise known as Prison , are to strike a balance between punishment, rehabilitation and public safety while preparing inmates for a productive life after release.
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However, in Nigeria , these goals have suffered severe set back as most inmates rather than being transformed into a better version of themselves, return back to the society hardened than they were before going to jail.
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This was the case of a suspected leader of a kidnap gang arrested by the Rivers State Police Command under the watch of CP Olatunji Disu.
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The suspect, Gift Ogbo (39), who is receiving treatment in the hospital, from injuries sustained during a botched kidnap operation , disclosed that he formed his gang while serving his 11 years jail term for a murder case.
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Ogbo, who said he had never been to a classroom since birth, recalled how he roamed his village in Ndele, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, during school hours, searching for opportunities to pilfer.
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Due to his alleged villainous disposition, he was nick named 'Akwa Ndele', with parts of his body designed with bold scars .
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Arrest
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Saturday Vanguard gathered that on March 29, 2024, Ogbo, led three members of his gang on a kidnap mission, in their operational tricycle, on Nkpolu road.
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They reportedly intercepted a white Mercedes-Benz ML 350 4matic , parked on the road, with two occupants in the driver and passenger seats.
But in an act of bravery, driver of the Mercedes who attempted to reverse and escape, hit a wall .
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He reportedly drove menacingly towards two suspected members of the gang that stood in front of the car ,and ran over them.
The two suspects were
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Ogbo and another member identified simply as Oyi-Baba, who were the gang's muscle men. They were abandoned at the scene by their fleeing colleagues.
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A mob was said to have descended on them and was at the verge of setting them ablaze when a Rapid Response Team that was contacted arrived the scene.
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While Oyi-Baba reportedly died in the hospital, Ogbo , is still undergoing treatment, according to Police sources.
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Prison gang
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From the hospital bed, Ogbo, said, " In 2012, I attacked one of my uncles during an argument over a parcel of land and he died in the process.
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I was arrested and charged for murder. While serving my 11 years hail term, I made friends with some inmates.
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"Upon my release in December 2023, I returned to Ndele and rallied two old friends, Gift Kpanuku, aka Oyi-Baba and one Sunny, aka Onye-meme.
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ÔÇØWe teamed up with two released members of the gang I formed in prison: Isaac and Ugo and immediately devised a plan to start a kidnap-for-ransom gang.
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" We stole from residents of Ndele to raise money for arms. We raised 370,000 and used it to purchase two locally made shot guns in Akwa-Ibom from Smart, a gunrunner I also met in prison.
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Operations
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" We went on the first mission on March 13, 2024, at about 8.45 p.m. We snatched a red Mazda 323 from a local taxi driver to use as operational vehicle. On that same evening, we met a man and his wife who parked their car in front of a doctor's office at Nkpolu. We ordered them out of their Volkswagen Touareg, pushed them into the back seat of the car and drove off with them, abandoning the stolen Mazda.
" But on the way to our hideout, there was traffic .While contemplating an alternative route, the woman jumped out of the car. In anger, I shot her husband in both thighs, and we sped off.
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We took him to a compound in Eleme, took his gold chain, gold wristwatch , his phone and wife's phone which she left . We used his ATM card to withdraw N530, 000, via
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