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Why We Demanded Ransom After Victim’s Death — Kidnap Suspect

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A kidnap suspect, Akinmola Oyekanmi, arrested by the Ondo state security outfit, codenamed, Amotekun, has narrated why he and his gang still demanded for ransom from the family of their dead victim.

Akinmola, who was paraded alongside other suspected criminals terrorizing the people of the state, said the victim died in their custody while negotiations were on with his family members.

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The suspect and three other members of his gang has abducted their victim who was travelling from Mower area in Ogun state to Ondo state.

According to him “it is a pity that the gun with one of my gang member accidentally discharged and killed the victim.

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“We saw the victim coming and four of us decided to kidnap him.

“While we were dragging and forcing him to cooperate with us, the gun with one of us mis-fired and hit our victim which killed him immediately.

“Having realized that he was dead and since he had given us a contact number, we went ahead to demand ransom from the family.

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”We didn’t want to lose out completely since he gave us the contact number of his family members to discuss the payment of the ransom with.

”We kept negotiating with the members and they were not forthcoming with our demands.

”They insisted on talking with the victim before the payment of the ransom. I think they were suspicious that he might have died in our custody. But we lied to them that there was no network where he was kept and that we travelled to where there was a network to talk with them.

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“But while we were still negotiating the people around where we were in Okitipupa became suspicious of what was going on, they must have informed the Amotekun people who later swooped on us.

“My other gang members ran away and I was apprehended by the Amotekun personnel.

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The suspect who claimed to be a farmer confessed that “I have done two successful kidnap operations and this was my third and nobody wanted to kill the victim but the gun accidentally discharged it self and led to his death.

Speaking on the arrest, the Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said the suspect was arrested following an intelligence report after killing their victim while other members of the gang ran away from the scene.

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According to him “the kidnappers abducted the victim and was, however, shot dead while negotiations were still ongoing between the family and the members of the syndicate, but failed to reveal to the family that the victim has died.”

Adeleye said his men around Okitipupa who noticed their movement swooped on them and discovered the corpse of the victim, and apprehended Oyekanmi while others took to their heels.

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Gunmen Abduct Nine Passengers as driver, six Others Escape In Kogi

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Bandits have reportedly abducted nine passengers in Ogbabo Junction along the Itobe–Anyigba road in Kogi State, while the driver and six passengers miraculously escaped abduction.

It was reliably gathered that the incident occurred on Friday evening at about 4:20 p.m. near Ogbabo Junction in Ofu Local Government Area, where a bus with registration number ENZ-55 XS and a blue Toyota Carina ‘E’ were found abandoned.

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It was learnt that the gunmen, who were laying ambush at the location, suddenly burst onto the expressway when they noticed a Hummer bus loaded with passengers approaching.

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The gunmen forced the bus to a halt and started firing shots to scare the passengers, who were travelling in a Peace Mass Transit vehicle suspected to be heading towards the East.

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However, the driver of the bus, identified as Mr Sunday Okechi, outsmarted the gunmen and escaped into the bush along with six passengers. But the nine other passengers were not so lucky, as they were marched into the surrounding bushes.

The scene of the abduction was just about 300 metres from the next military checkpoint along the Ogbabo–Ochadamu road. Security personnel were swiftly mobilised to the scene, where the bus with registration number ENZ-55 XS and a blue Toyota Carina ‘E’ were found abandoned.

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Both vehicles have been taken into safe custody.

Security agencies, in collaboration with local security outfits such as the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and local hunters, have since commenced a search-and-rescue operation to track the kidnappers and rescue the victims.

The Kogi State Police Command in Lokoja is yet to respond to the incident. The command spokesman, SP Williams Ovye, could not be reached on the phone as his line indicated it was switched off.

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I Cheated On My Husband Only 3 Times, Woman Confessed In Court

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…I want divorce —Husband

“I only had sex with Moses Sililo three times; the first time in an unfinished building, the second time on our matrimonial bed and the third time at a friend’s house”, a cheating housewife of Chipata Compound, Lasaka, Zambia has confessed.

This is in a matter where 44-year-old Ben Bwalya of Chipata Compound in Lusaka, has sued his wife, Jane Phiri, aged 32, for divorce in the Matero Local Court citing adultery as the cause.

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Jane told the court that she opted to sub-contract Moses who lives in their neighbourhood to provide sexual services to her on the three instances as her husband was too busy with his phone every time he returned from work.

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However, Jane begged the court not to end her marriage with Ben over a mere three rounds of sex with Moses.

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She told the court that her cheating sessions were very brief and her husband should not be granted divorce.

Jane also promised never to have sex with Moses again but remain loyal to her husband.

However, Ben told the court that he could no longer cast his eyes on the body of his adulterous wife as her confession was too filthy for him to swallow.

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My Husband Abandoned Me After I Fed, Clothed Him For Years, Woman Tells Court

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Grade A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has put an end to the 15-year-old wedlock between a woman, Rakiat and her husband, Ibrahim, on the ground of lack of love, irresponsibility and abandonment.

Rakiat, who dragged her husband to court, stated that he stopped loving her a long time ago.

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She explained that Ibrahim cared less about her welfare and that of her husband, while he stopped showing her affection a few years after they got married.

The plaintiff also stated that the defendant constantly shirked his responsibility in the home, giving paucity of fund as his excuse.

According to the plaintiff, she played the dual role of breadwinner and home keeper on a daily basis.

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Rakia added that Ibrahim later stopped coming home and that he finally came to the house one day, packed all his belongings and moved out.

She said: “He later took to threatening me.

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“I appeal to this honourable court to dissolve our union and grant me custody of the only child produced by it.

“I also request an order restraining my husband from threatening me and coming to my house and workplace to fight me.”

Ibrahim refused to make an appearance in court despite being served court summonses.

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Rakiat in her evidence said, “I started living with my husband a few months after we met, although he did not pay my bride price.

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My husband started proving to be irresponsible and unreliable a few months after we got married.

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“He always gave excuses to dodge his responsibilities in the home, the major one being lack of fund.

“He loved to be respected as the head of the home but was never ready to bear the responsibilities that come with the title.

“I work round the clock to ensure there was food on the table, while I also cloth everyone.

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“My husband felt comfortable being fed by me.

“He suddenly stopped coming home and gave no clue about his whereabouts.

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My husband later returned home and packed all his belongings. He left home without a word and never bothered to ask after our only child’s welfare.

“My lord, I appeal to this honourable court to dissolve our marriage so that I can move on with my life.

“I also beg the court to grant me custody of our child because he never cares about her.”

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The court president, Mrs S.M Akintayo ruling on the matter, stated that the defendant was given ample opportunity to defend himself, but that he did not make use of it.

Akintayo dissolved their union and granted the plaintiff custody of their children.
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