Obiano Demolishes Kidnappers’ Buildings

Anambra State govern
ment has demolished two buildings belonging to suspected kidnappers at Okija in Ihiala Local Government and Uruagu in Nnewi North Local Government. The buildings were allegedly used for kidnap by the suspected abductors.
Governor Willie Obiano has since assumption of office demolished nine buildings suspected to be used by  kidnappers as the inaugurated Operation to rid the state of kinappers and other criminlas.
A source said Police Commissioner Usman Gwary and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Chikodi Anara, led the demolition team to Okija and Nnewi.
At Umuatuegwu, Uhuobo village in Okija, the team pulled down a storey building and a bungalow belonging to the late Chief Pius Osuchukwu,  which was allegedly used by two of his sons to keep abducted victims.
The source said one of them called “Akwaa” is still at large, while his elder brother is now in police net.The two suspects are the sons of the deceased’s first wife, Mrs. Rosaline Osuchukwu, who is also late.
Gwary alleged that the gang kept kidnapped victims, including the Access Bank manager and cashier, in the buildings. “Others kept in the buildings included the manager of Julius Berger Plc, who was on holiday, a member of the House of Assembly, Dr. Emeka Aniebonam, the manager of CCC Construction Company, among others.”
Gwary and Anara hailed the officer in charge of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS), James Nwafor, for his efforts in fishing out criminals.
The police commissioner said the gang extorted over N200million from the victim.
At Uruagu Nnewi, he said the demolished bungalow belonged to a kidnap suspect, Jude Okeke, who was killed in gun battle with the police last year.
Gwary said the deceased was one of the suspected kidnappers, who trained other notorious abductors in the state.
He said the building was used to keep kidnapped victims, including the Chairman of Emeka Offor Foundation, Sir Tony Obi, the Chairman of Nnewi Parts Dealers called Iroko, the former chairman of Nnewi North Local Government, Mr. Ernest Obiora, among others.