Nigeria Police Arrest Vicious and Notorious Kidnap For Ransom/Armed Robbery Gang Terrorizing South East

Nigeria Police Arrest Vicious and Notorious Kidnap For Ransom/Armed Robbery Gang Terrorizing South East

Arrest of vicious and notorious kidnap for ransom/armed robbery/car snatching gang terrorizing some some states in the south east, Imo, Abia and Enugu states, recovery of illegal and prohibited firearms.

SUSPECTS

i. Ugonna Okpareke a.k.a Gomens King ‘m’ 28yrs

ii. Chikezie Bright Udodiri ‘m’ a.k.a ability (at large)

iii. China Okafor a.k.a hunter (at large)

iv. Emmanuel Chidi a.k.a emperor (at large)

v. Chikezie kingsley ‘m’ 24yrs

vi. Chikezie Izuchukwu ‘m’ 26yrs

vii. Nwaihim Promise ‘m’ 22yrs

viii. Adams Okpareke ‘m’ 28yrs

ix. Awuf ‘m’

EXHIBITS

i. Six (6) AK47 Rifles

ii. Four (4) Pump Action Guns

iii. One (1) revolver pistol

iv. One (1) locally made pistol.

v. Fifty Seven (57) rounds of AK47 ammunition

vi. Twenty Two (22) live cartridges

vii. One (1) Toyota Corolla with Reg. No CE 639 KZ

On 8th January, 2019, a team of operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) led by ACP Ahmed M. Sanusi moved to Enugu State on investigation and arrested one Ugonna Okpareke a.k.a Gomens King ‘m’ 28yrs – Gang Leader of one of the most wanted Kidnap for ransom gang involved in several kidnappings, armed robbery, murder and cultism in the South East, Imo, Abia and Enugu States.

The gang leader, Ugonna Okpareke a.k.a Gomens King was trailed and arrested, he confessed to the Police Investigation Team that he is the leader and commander of a vicious and notorious kidnap for ransom/armed robbery gang and mentioned his gang members as Chikezie Bright Udodiri ‘m’ a.k.a ability, Awuf ‘m’ (at large), China Okafor a.k.a hunter and Emmanuel Chidi a.k.a emperor. He also confessed to the Police investigation Team that they have four (4) AK47 rifles and four (4) locally made pistols which they use for their operations and revealed the locations of their camps at Unimo, Orlu and Osinah Idato South LGA of Imo State.

The follow-up operations carried out by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) led to the arrest of the four (4) other members of the gang i. Chikezie kingsley ‘m’ 24yrs, ii. Chikezie Izuchukwu ‘m’ 26yrs, Nwaihim Promise ‘m’ 22yrs and Adams Okpareke ‘m’ 28yrs.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects at their various hideouts include Two (2) AK47 rifles, Two (2) Pump Action Gun, One (1) locally made pistol, Twenty Seven (27) rounds of AK47 ammunition, Ten (10) live cartridges, One (1) Toyota Corolla with Reg. No CE 639 KZ.

Further investigations led to the discovery of the armoury of the suspects where the FSARS team recovered additional Four (4) AK47 Rifles, Two (2) Pump Action Guns, Thirty (30) rounds of AK47 ammunition, Twelve (12) live cartridges. The gang confessed to have killed several innocent people who could not meet up with payment of ransom, including four (4) victims killed this January in Imo and Enugu States.

All the suspects have confessed and admitted to their various criminal roles in the commission of the crimes. They will all be arraigned in Court on completion of investigation.