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Police operatives, attached to the Intelligence Response Team IRT of the Nigeria Police Force, have arrested 3 suspects : Johnson Emmanuel (38), Gideon Emmanuel(31) and Success Emmanuel (27y) for allegedly kidnapping and gruesome murder of one Mrs Janet Nnenna Ogbonnaya on May,14 2020 in Abuja.
DCP Frank Mba,Force Public Relations Officer (FRO),Force Headquarters,Abuja disclosed this in a statement he made available to journalists in Abuja with a copy at the disposal of Duaglobalnews, an online publication in Lokoja on Friday.
Mba said the suspects, born by same parents, all male and native of Isiekenesi, Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State were arrested by the Police in their home town where they had taken refuge after committing the crime in Abuja, in order to evade police arrest.
According to him,investigations that led to the arrest of the suspects was sequel to complaints received from one Chinedu Ogbonnaya.
He said Ogbonnaya had alleged that his mother, Mrs Janet Nnenna Ogbonnaya, 55 years, native of Ozuitem in Bende LGA of Abia State had been kidnapped and a N5 million ransom demanded before she could be released.
The police force image maker said:”A comprehensive and painstaking investigation by the police operatives resulted in the arrest of the 3 suspects, whom, in the course of interrogation, revealed that the victim had long been murdered and buried.
” Further findings revealed that the victim, a widow, who had been a Facebook friend of the principal suspect – Johnson Emmanuel, was lured from her home in Gwagwalada to visit the suspect.
” The suspect thereafter took advantage of the visit, served her yoghurt laced with drugs and subsequently had her murdered.
” The suspect, having killed the victim and buried her remains in a septic tank, went ahead to reach out to the family of the victim, using her phone and demanded N5 million ransom as pre-condition for her release. ​
“On June,4 2020, the suspects led a team of investigators alongside pathologists to a residence at Wumba District, Lokogoma, Abuja where the victim’s decomposing body was exhumed from a septic tank.
” The exhumed body has been taken to the University Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja for forensic examination.
“A Toyota Highlander Jeep, belonging to the deceased, has also been recovered by Police operatives at a mechanic workshop in Apo where it has been repainted into a different colour.
“The vehicle’s documents have also been fraudulently changed and ownership of the stolen vehicle criminally transferred to one of the masterminds of the crime – Johnson Emmanuel.
“Investigations also revealed that the house where the deceased was killed and buried originally belonged to one of the suspects but was hurriedly sold-off to a third party, apparently to obliterate evidence.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, while commending the operatives of IRT for a job well done, reassures that perpetrators of any form of crimes in the country will not go undetected and unpunished.
” He,however,enjoins citizens to be more security conscious and report any suspicious activity within their neighbourhood to the nearest police station,”he said.
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