By Nkasi Paul Okolie-Oji
The Daelta State Police Command has arrested a man for organizing the kidnap of his elder brother, wife and kids.
The man after collecting ransom,also killed his brother’s wife,and organized his own kidnap with the intention to collect another ransom.
According to Delta State Police Publlic Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe,”the command has been investigating the murder of one Regina Ogana, who was kidnapped alongside her husband and other members of her family on on August 2. The Command received another distress call from the husband of the deceased that one of his brothers Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje,28,made a suspicious call to him that he was kidnapped,and that the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of N500,000, and money was transferred into the said Eseoghene’s account as his ransom.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Wale Abass, gave a marching order to DPO Oreropke Division, to embark on an intelligence-led investigation and ensure that the perpetrators are arrested. “Consequently, on August 11, at about 11:45 am , acting on technically generated information, operatives of the Divisional Anti-Crime Patrol team led by the DPO CSP Paul E. Oboware, stormed Odovie community Ughelli North LGA, and arrested the said Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje, at the same spot where the sum of N1,300,000.00, was earlier paid as ransom for the release of his elder brother and husband of the deceased.
“Investigation revealed that the said Eseoghene, is a member of Eiye confraternity, he faked his own kidnapped and is also suspected to have masterminded the kidnap of his brother and other family members which led to the death of Regina Ogana. The suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing”.
