The kidnappers and victim |
The Lagos
State Police Command has arrested three men -Ogbuesor Sadiq, Abdulwahab
Mutairu and Adenola Lanre- for the alleged kidnap and murder of a
businessman, Akinsanjo Akinlade.
Akinlade was alleged murdered in Ogijo, a border town between Lagos and Ogun states on August 31, 2012.
According to police authorities, the suspects kidnapped, k**lled Akinlade and dumped his body in Ogijo.
It was
learnt that the suspects ransacked their victim’s apartment and
dispossessed him of jewellery, laptop and other valuables.
The suspects
later abducted the man, drove him in his car to an unknown destination
from where they called his wife to demand for a ransom of N200, 000.
The
spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, said, “When
they demanded for ransom from the deceased’s wife, she insisted on
speaking to her husband in order to get directive as to where to source
for money. However, the kidnappers stopped all communication.”
One of the suspects, Mutairu, said he plotted the kidnap of the deceased.
He said, “My
job was to fish out for well-to-do persons around Ikorodu, monitor
their movements and get back to the gang. Then, one day, I saw the man
driving a jeep and followed him to his house.
“I reported
to them and they asked me to monitor when he always came home. I
monitored him thrice and discovered he was always coming in at a
particular time and informed the gang.”
Mutairu, who
claimed the gang did not plan to k**ll the businessman, said the kidnap
turned awry when he (Akinlade) attempted to escape.
He said, “As
we all sat in the bush waiting for response from his wife, we heard
footsteps of people passing by and he raised the alarm.
“I held his
mouth to prevent him from shouting but he kept struggling and in the
process, Sadiq started cutting him with a machete and at a point, he
became motionless. When we confirmed he was dead, we all left.”
PUNCH Metro
learnt that the matter was immediately reported at Ipakodo Police
Station from where it was transferred to the State Intelligence.
During
investigations, the police were said to have obtained the call logs of
Akinlade’s wife’s phone from which they were able to trace one of the
suspects, Ogbusor, to Edo state.
Ogbusor was said to have revealed the location of other gang members to the police.
The suspects
reportedly confessed and took the policemen to where they k**lled the
Akinlade. His corpse was found in decomposing state.
The suspects
also confessed to have kidnapped one Sekiru Yusu and attempted to
kidnap another person in Ikorodu before they were arrested.
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