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Dismissed police trainee kidnaps Mopol commander

It was also reported that Ifeanyi and his gang wielded AK47 as they attacked and kidnapped their victim by the roadside in Abia.

TheCable reports that Ifeanyi and his gang kidnapped Aniefiok on January 14, 2018 and didn't release him till a ransom was paid.

The kidnap

Ifeanyi narrated that neither him nor members of his gang knew who Aniefiok was when they kidnapped him.

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He claimed they merely saw him as a good catch and a rich man because of the automobile he was riding in when they spotted him.

“We saw him standing by the roadside talking with a woman. We assumed that he is rich because of the Jeep that he was driving. We simply walked over to him and pointed the AK47 at him and grabbed him. We pushed him into the Jeep and drove off to our hideout at Nnekute bush in Aba.

“On our way, he pulled out his gun but luckily, the boys who were at the back noticed it and overpowered him. They beat him thoroughly until he agreed to cooperate. It was then we realised that he is a policeman and we became extremely careful.

“Inside the bush, he tried to escape again but my boy Alagbaso caught him and flogged him with his cutlass. He started begging for his life and I told them to leave him but ensure that he is properly tied up. I took his ATM to the nearest bank and withdrew N240,000 while he contacted his family. After two days with us in the bush, they were able to raise N450,000. I got N250,000 as the leader of the gang,” he said.

Police IG angered by kidnap

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Irked by Aniefiok's kidnap, the inspector-general of police, Ibrahim Idris, reportedly deployed the intelligence response team to Abia.

The team swung into action and arrested five of the suspects, while one was killed during a gun duel with the police.

Recovered as exhibits from the suspects include one AK-47 Rifle with S/No. 56-2550382, two Magazines and 60 live ammunition, one barretta service pistol of the Mopol unit commander.

Other items include one locally made pistol and two cartridges, one police bulletproof jacket, one police vest, two head warmers, one Mopol jungle cap among others.

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The police uniform was bought at N20,000

Ifeanyi claimed that he bought the police uniform found with him after he was arrested by the men of the Nigerian police.

Ifeanyi said he bought it from a suspected policeman in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

“I bought the police jacket N20,000. He knew that I was a civilian and he sold it to me. I was planning to use it when I was arrested. The AK47 that was found in my house was because one of my boys brought it to my house.  Police arrested his father, so he decided to clear the house of anything that will implicate him. I never knew that policemen who arrested his father were actually looking for us.”

My life journey - ex-police recruit turned kidnapper

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“I am from Osisioma in Abia state. After my secondary school, there was no money to further my education, so I learnt to drive motorcycle popularly called as Okada,” he reportedly said.

“I was among those who were shortlisted to join the police in 2006. After five months training at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, I was dismissed. They caught me with one other person smoking indian hemp. I had no choice but to return back to Aba and start my life all over again.

“After several years, I got a job to drive a Sienna bus for one man. Unknown to me, he was a kidnapper. One day, I was in my house when police came and arrested me.

“They said I should produce my boss, that he is wanted for kidnapping. Since I could not provide him, I was charged to court and sent to prison. I spent almost two years in prison before I was granted bail. While I was in prison, I made a lot of friends and we agreed to help each other when we finally leave the prison.

“It was easy for me to form a gang because all my members were once in prison with me. My plan was to raise enough money to buy a bus. I never knew that the man we kidnapped in January was a policeman until he tired to kill us with his pistol.”

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On the kidnap of Aniefiok, Ifeanyi said they were on random picking of victims when  they spotted him on the road.

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