A relation of the family, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident and said the abduction of the boy had thrown the family into despair
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The statement said Onah was arrested for his role in the kidnap of Madam Adiza Ogbo, her subsequent death and quick burial in his residence in a shallow grave after about one week of her abduction.
The suspect allegedly collected N300,000 from late Adiza Ogbo’s sons and relations to set her free from their net, which was later discovered to be Onah’s house
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the Police Command in Kano and signed by the command’s spokesman, ASP Magaji Majia.
“Mr Hassan (Zaid) was found by a team of policemen abandoned on the outskirts of Sharada (area of Kano) unhurt,” the statement said
He added that the command had since mobilised personnel and alerted its patrol teams and checkpoints to track down the kidnappers
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said that Obaleye and her workers had already finished the work for the day, adding that they were about to leave the factory’s premises when the assailants struck
“Alonge wanted to kidnap him in the school but I told her not to do it there as it may backfire
Ogar said the duo had on August 21 attempted to kidnap the late president’s daughter at a construction site in Kado, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Archbishop Kattey, the head of the Anglican Church in the Niger Delta, was seized by armed gunmen on Friday and a statement has yet to be released on his whereabouts
Ozekhome was kidnapped about two weeks ago in Edo State
Remi Idowu, Head of Intelligence and Investigation Department of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe that the boy was found in Garin Dogo village in Funakaye Local Government Area of the state
Mbu said that 16 cases of kidnap were reported to the command, adding that nine victims out of the 16 cases were rescued, while two were killed by their abductors
“The five workers were released on Monday and have since returned to Port Harcourt after negotiation and payment of ransom,” said the source, which chose to be anonymous
A source at the community told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, that the kidnappers had demanded N30 million ransom to release their victims.
The source said that the firm was handling a Niger Delta Development Commission-sponsored shore protection and reclamation work at Opuama
Abdul Mahmud, the President of the Public Interest Lawyers League and a subordinate of Ozekhome’s, confirmed the development
Adebanjo, who confirmed the story to newsmen in Benin, the Edo State capital, said he was holding consultations on the matter with some divisional police officers
After the dust settled, the policemen explained that they received an anonymous phone call from someone, who told them that a robbery was taking place
Manko used the opportunity to, once again, kick against the families of kidnapped victims paying ransom to kidnappers
The spokesman said the hoodlums, who abducted Edeh in a 190 Mercedez Benz car at Umunamehi in Ihiala, shot sporadically in the air to scare people away
He said: “She was always saying jokingly that I am not the father of the three children, anytime we had a misunderstanding
The accused are: Esther Phillips, 23; Patricia Nna, 26; Kingsley Okonwa, 24; Osita Adigwe, 35; Uzochukwu Ezioha, 25; Jude Sunday, 36; and Michael Olarenwaju, 31