A gunshot for insufficient fund, kidnappers hit victim’s leg

By John Egie

A kidnap victim who parted with N2million ransome to his abductors was still shot on the leg for providing insufficient funds demanded for his ransom.

The scene of crime was the victim’s residence in Ogwashi-Uku where the kidnappers confronted him, collected the available ransome fund, squared up with a gunshot on the victim’s leg and took him away.

The incident happened on Monday, September 8, about 0130hours, a police statement said.

The statement issued by the PPRO, Delta State Police Command, SP Edafe Bright said the command received a distress call that a young man (name withheld) was kidnapped at his residence in Ogwashi-Uku and taken away.

“The kidnappers after collecting a ransom of two million naira (#2,000,000) shot his leg for not having enough money.

“The CP immediately detailed the command’s Special anti-kidnapping and cyber squad to the scene. The commander CSP Godwin Osadolor alongside his operatives stormed the bush and trailed the suspects to Ogwashi-Uku bush, where the victim was rescued with gunshot injury.

” The operatives then embarked on an intelligence-led investigation and arrested the duo of Chukwuebuka Nka ‘m’, aged 25 years, of Nenwe in Aniri LGA of Enugu State and Uche Okechukwu ‘m’ of Amaifeke in Orlu LGA of imo state. Suspects were arrested at Owerri Road, Ndemili North LGA of Anambra state and the victim’s white colour Venza SUV was recovered from them.

” Following the confessions of the two suspects, the operatives stormed their hideout at Agidiase village in Ogwashi-uku, where one Somto Chukwuma ‘m’ aged 18 years of Ezea of Ihiala LGA, Anambra state, was arrested. The suspect took the operatives to another hideout in Ogwashi-Uku, where they recovered their operational Toyota Matrix vehicle with registration no. RRT-331-AE and a network jammer circuit device was also recovered.