Police operatives attached to the
Intelligence Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested
three (3) suspects namely; Johnson Emmanuel - 38yrs, Gideon Emmanuel -
31yrs and Success Emmanuel - 27yrs for the kidnap and
gruesome murder of one Mrs Janet Nnenna Ogbonnaya on 14th
May, 2020. The suspects, born by same parents, all male and native of
Isiekenesi, Ideato LGA 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.
Investigations that led to the arrest of
the suspects is sequel to complaints received from one Chinedu Ogbonnaya
who alleged that his mother, Mrs Janet Nnenna Ogbonnaya, 55yrs, native
of Ozuitem in Bende LGA of Abia State had
been kidnapped and a 5-Million naira ransom demanded before she could be
released. A comprehensive and painstaking investigation by the police
operatives resulted in the arrest of the three (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
5-Million naira ransom as pre-condition for her release.
Meanwhile, today 4th June,
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 had been repainted into a different colour,
vehicle documents 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,
NPM, mni, while commending the operatives 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
activities within their neighbourhood to the nearest police station.
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