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Police arrest soldiers, civilian for kidnapping, robbery

Seun Adeyeye

November 4, 2019 8:12 PM

The Edo State Police Command arrested three soldiers and a civilian for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery.

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The arrest on Sunday, November 3, 2019 followed an investigation that revealed that the military personnel were involved in a series of kidnappings in Agenebode, Fugar and other areas of the state.

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The soldiers were identified as Corporal Collins Ameh of the 3 Division, Jos; Lance Corporal Balogun Taiwo of the 35 Battalion, Katsina; and Private Evans Isibor of the Artillery Brigade, Owerri, who is on special duty in Maiduguri, Borno State.

According to PUNCH reports, the civilian member of the gang was identified as Goodluck Igbenebor.

One Mr Joseph Otono were said to have kidnapped by Ameh and Balogun on October 30, 2019, in Fugar before he was released later after a ransom was paid by his relations.

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Isibor, was said to have kidnapped one Mohammed Hassan in Agenebode on October 14, 2019.

DSP Chidi Nwabuzo, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state confirmed the arrest, claimed that the three soldiers and civilian were being interrogated by the state command’s head of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Superintendent Richard Balogun.

Seun Adeyeye

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