New teaching from Nigeria suggests that a Nigerian man who is believed to be in his late 60s was kidnapped and it’s alleged that, his kidnapping was organized and led by a police inspector identified to be one Atausen Luke. The old man is said to be on retirement and resides in Oyigbo in river state where he runs a small patent medical shop. This case was narrated on the micro-blogging platform Twitter by a user identified as @PIDOMNIGERIA. Read his account of the sad incident below;
On the 19th of May 2022, at about 10:30 pm, papa
was heading home from his store on foot, after concluding the day's business. The store is very close to where he resides in Oyigbo. As soon as he entered his street and was walking home, he was accosted by some group of men at gunpoint and was forced into a waiting Hilux. He tried to fight them off, but they fired warning shots, and eventually overpowered him, according to eyewitnesses who saw the event as it unfolded. They bundled him into the vehicle and zoomed off. People in the neighborhood trooped out after they left with Papa. Even his wife who was at home also heard the gunshots & came out. She was surprised to be informed that, the person who was bundled into the vehicle is her husband. Mrs. Odion, a retiree herself, almost passed out. She cried her eyes out. But while at the scene of the crime, her neighbors found one small Nokia torchlight phone on the floor. Which they felt belonged to Elder Thomas Odion. So they handed it over to Mrs. Odion. It was already late, there was little or nothing that could be done by then except phone calls to her children and other family
members, to inform them about the recent situation.
When they searched the phone that was found at the crime scene, they saw many names saved by various police ranks. So they knew the phone belongs to a policeman.
The following day, a call came in from a strange number. Demanding 50 million naira as ransom for Elder Thomas Odion's release, unless they will kill him. While at that, someone called the phone that was picked up at the crime scene. He claimed to be a police officer. He said the phone belongs to his ego. That his
oga lost it the previous night. So putting one plus one together, the family immediately knew that a policeman was part of the kidnappers that kidnapped elder Thomas Odion. And according to eyewitnesses who saw everything, they said Papa fought & struggled with the kidnappers. probably while struggling with them,
that was when the phone fell off the pocket of one of them. So it is a delicate case that must be handled with utmost caution. Because a policeman or some police officers are involved. Mind you, when the kidnappers phoned to demand the 50 million naira ransom, they threatened the family never to involve or inform the police. That if they do, they will kill their
father. But the family zero their minds, they took the
matter to police Anti Kidnapping Unit, Mini Okoro, in Port Harcourt. After this, the police collected 70k to start the investigation & conduct tracking. After two days, the police from Anti Kidnapping Unit said the phone number used to call & demand ransom was showing Asarama in Andoni LGA, Rivers State, as
the location. The kidnappers also called to reduce the ransom from 50 million to 15 million. But the family kept begging, telling them there is no such money
anywhere for that. After 2 weeks, the kidnappers called to reduce the money to 7 million, later to 5 million, and later to 1.5 million.
The kidnappers also called to reduce the ransom
from 50 million to 15 million. But the family kept begging, telling them there is no such money
anywhere for that. After 2 weeks, the kidnappers called to reduce the money to 7 million, later to 5 million, and later to 1.5 million. The kidnappers asked the person that went to deliver the money to them, that he should tell the family, to go to IMO gate, the following day, and they will find Elder Thomas Odion. But when the
family eventually got to IMO gate as promised the following day, they didn't find him The next day, they went again, but nothing. The kidnappers didn't call again. The line they were using to call, was now switched off. The family sensed that all is not well. So they quickly wrote a petition to the Rivers State Director of @OfficialDSSNG. They attached the small Nokia torchlight phone that was found at the crime scene as evidence. DSS Rivers State command promised to unravel the mystery behind the kidnap of Elder Thomas Odion, & to bring the culprits to book. But days turned into weeks, & weeks turned into months DSS kept giving stories, that they are still on the case. Whenever they go to their office, it's always
the same story. If they phone, it's the same story. At a point, DSS Rivers State command stopped answering their calls. So the family had no choice but to petition the Inspector General of Police. They told him
everything, including the phone that was picked
up at the crime scene, which they believed belonged
to a serving police officer, who is part of the
kidnappers. The IGP transferred the case to SCID in Rivers State police command, to handle.
The police demanded the Nokia torchlight phone, that was found at the crime scene, but @OfficialDSSNG refused to release it to either the police from SCID or the family of Elder Thomas Odion. Even though they were the ones who voluntarily handed over the phone to DSS. But the police were able to conduct a discreet investigation which led them to arrest the main suspect, Inspector Atausen Luke.
They also uncovered the Hilux that was used for the operation, and they arrested the driver. But the driver of the Hilux told the police that, the Hilux was hired from him, by some people. That he was supposed to drive. But surprisingly, the people who hired the Hilux locked him up in the hotel room and left with the car.
That they only returned with the car the next day,
blogpay
Total Comments: 0