Following very rigorous investigations,
the police have arrested two suspected
masterminds of the kidnapping of
pupils and staff members of the
Nigerian Turkish International
Colleges .
the police have arrested two suspected
masterminds of the kidnapping of
pupils and staff members of the
Nigerian Turkish International
Colleges .
Punch Metro reports that apart from
the ringleaders, Philip Kakadu, aka
General Kakadu, and Romeo Council,
aka Raw, other suspects were also said
to be undergoing screening in
connection with the abduction.
Investigations reveal that 29-year-old
Kakadu and Council, 40, were
apprehended in Warri, Delta State, by
operatives of the Inspector-General of
Police Intelligence Response Team, led
by ACP Abba Kyari.
the ringleaders, Philip Kakadu, aka
General Kakadu, and Romeo Council,
aka Raw, other suspects were also said
to be undergoing screening in
connection with the abduction.
Investigations reveal that 29-year-old
Kakadu and Council, 40, were
apprehended in Warri, Delta State, by
operatives of the Inspector-General of
Police Intelligence Response Team, led
by ACP Abba Kyari.
Some gunmen had stormed the NTIC
last Friday through a hole dug under
the school fence and headed for the
female hostel, where three pupils were
abducted.
A Turkish teacher, a supervisor, a
matron and two intending candidates
of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination, who worked in the
school, were also whisked away by the
assailants.
The kidnappers had contacted the
matron’s husband and demanded
N100m while the police were under
pressure to rescue the victims safely.
However, operatives said they were
exercising restraints to storm the
possible locations of the suspects in the
creeks in order not to endanger the
lives of the victims.
A police source told our correspondent
on Wednesday that the two
masterminds had reportedly confessed
to orchestrating the crime, adding that
the arrest would mount pressure on
the captors to release the victims.
last Friday through a hole dug under
the school fence and headed for the
female hostel, where three pupils were
abducted.
A Turkish teacher, a supervisor, a
matron and two intending candidates
of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination, who worked in the
school, were also whisked away by the
assailants.
The kidnappers had contacted the
matron’s husband and demanded
N100m while the police were under
pressure to rescue the victims safely.
However, operatives said they were
exercising restraints to storm the
possible locations of the suspects in the
creeks in order not to endanger the
lives of the victims.
A police source told our correspondent
on Wednesday that the two
masterminds had reportedly confessed
to orchestrating the crime, adding that
the arrest would mount pressure on
the captors to release the victims.
“Council is a native of the Bomadi Local
Government Area, Delta State, while Kakadu
hails from Warri North LGA of the state. They
were arrested on Tuesday and have confessed
to orchestrating the kidnapping at the school.
“They also confessed to other kidnappings,
including the abduction of the Iba monarch in
Lagos, and some Isheri landlords. With their
arrest, we believe their boys holding the
victims in the creeks would surrender,” the
source said.
Kakadu allegedly told the police that
five of his boys were among those
involved in the NTIC operation.
“Kakadu is based in Lagos. He went to Warri
to have fun. That was when operatives
swooped on him. Five of his men were part of
the gang and he is cooperating with the
police,” another source added.
A top security agent said the aim of
going after the kingpins was not only
to secure the release of the victims, but
also to find a better way of addressing
incessant kidnappings in Lagos and
Ogun states.
Efforts to get comment of the Force
Public Relations Officer, CP Donald
Awunah, were unsuccessful as calls
made to his line rang out. He had also
yet to reply to a text message sent to
him as of press time.
Government Area, Delta State, while Kakadu
hails from Warri North LGA of the state. They
were arrested on Tuesday and have confessed
to orchestrating the kidnapping at the school.
“They also confessed to other kidnappings,
including the abduction of the Iba monarch in
Lagos, and some Isheri landlords. With their
arrest, we believe their boys holding the
victims in the creeks would surrender,” the
source said.
Kakadu allegedly told the police that
five of his boys were among those
involved in the NTIC operation.
“Kakadu is based in Lagos. He went to Warri
to have fun. That was when operatives
swooped on him. Five of his men were part of
the gang and he is cooperating with the
police,” another source added.
A top security agent said the aim of
going after the kingpins was not only
to secure the release of the victims, but
also to find a better way of addressing
incessant kidnappings in Lagos and
Ogun states.
Efforts to get comment of the Force
Public Relations Officer, CP Donald
Awunah, were unsuccessful as calls
made to his line rang out. He had also
yet to reply to a text message sent to
him as of press time.
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