Police recover 2 houses from notorious kidnapper

In a press release signed by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), CSP Jimoh Moshood, the 38-year-old suspect, Joseph Omoni, was arrested in one of his houses in the Ogijo area of Ogun State, by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

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The police add that Omoni confessed to participating in the kidnapping and the murder of three security men in the estate as well as collecting N250, 000 from a N5 million ransom collected from family members of Adekoya before he was released.

It was gathered that Omoni was trailed to Ogijo by the IRT operatives led by ACP Abba Kyari following high intelligence reports.

A police source said:

“Operatives kept the creeks under surveillance after the landlord was released. They got a tip-off that two members of the gang, Omoni, and one other known as Chairman, were around the Ogijo area of Ogun State.

They were trailed to the location where Omoni was apprehended, but Chairman escaped. Two buildings belonging to the gang member were seized.”

Confessing to being a member of the gang, Omoni reportedly said:

“We were more than 20 in the camp and I got N250,000 from the N5 million ransom. It was Stone and Chairman who shot the Estate security guards because they wanted to stop our operation.”

Read the release from CSP Moshood who confirmed the arrest of Omoni and the seizure of the houses.

'On 14/2/2017, at about 04:00 hrs, after unrelenting follow-up by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in synergy with Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU), trailed and arrested one Joseph Omoni, 38 years, native of Ajagba community, Ese-Odo LGA of Ondo state in Century village in Ogijo Town of Ogun State.

The suspect volunteered confessional statement indicating the level of his involvement and the leading role he played in the kidnap of Secretary of Isheri Estate Landlord Association where three (3) private security men were killed. He is currently in Police custody.

2. The suspect confessed further to the kidnap/assassination attack on Ikorodu-Mile 12 road on 19/12/2016 where Aisha Ali-Balogun and one other were killed.

He also admitted having participated actively as a gang member in the and members of the staff in Ogun State recently.

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3. Two (2) houses built from the ransom money by the suspect and one other gang member Aka Chairman have been identified and sealed off by the Police at Century Village, Ogijo in Ogun State.

4. Investigation is being intensified to arrest the remaining members of the gang who are still at large. The suspect will be arraigned in court on completion of the investigation.

CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD

Force Public Relations Officer,

Force Headquarters,

Abuja.'