How I Went Into Kidnapping – John, Abuja Big Boy Confesses | WATCH VIDEO
The Abuja big boy arrested for kidnapping, John Ikechukwu Ewa (Lion), was on Monday paraded by the Bayelsa State Police command.
John who hails from Boki Local Government Area of Cross River state, had set the internet abuzz over the weekend after a video of him confessing to kidnapping went viral on line. He is known to flaunt wealth on social media, while encouraging people to hustle in order to make money.
The suspect who has been on the watch list of the Bayelsa state police command for various alleged abductions in the state, was traced to Abuja where he was arrested.
He alongside three members of his gang were paraded at the police Officers Mess, in Yenagoa Bayelsa State.
Parading the suspect and his accomplices before newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ben Nebolisa Okolo, said on December 8, 2021, one Akeeb Oladele Olushola ‘m’ 48 years a Manager of a new generation Bank was kidnaped at his residence at Old Commissioners Quarters Opolo, he was released on the 12th December after paying a ransom of Eighty (N80) Million Naira.
He said similarly, Danjuma Omeje 41 years a Manager of a new generation Bank in Yenagoa was kidnaped at his residence at Okaka, Yenagoa, on 30th July 2022. He was later released on 14th July 2022 after paying a ransom of 60 million naira. Thirty (N30) Million Naira cash and US Dollar equivalent of Thirty (N30) Million Naira.
The police commissioner said following a detailed investigation, the ring leader of the kidnap kingpin, Emmanuel Charles Angase ‘m’ 37 years, a native of Azuzuama Community, Southern Ijaw LGA, was arrested.
According to the police, Angase operates a kidnapping camp at Sunikiri creek near Oluasiri in Nembe Local Government Area with his second in command one Gbalipre Gamage now at large.
Police operatives recovered a brand new Toyota Avalon he bought for his wife with the proceed of ransom he collected.
”The gang leader Emmanuel Charles Angase has confessed that on 30th June 2022 at about 0600 hours, himself, John Ewa and others at large accosted Danjuma Omeje at the entrance of his house at Okaka, kidnap him and fled in a Blue Toyota Corolla Car with REG NO KJA 225 AY.”
He mentioned that the second suspect, John Ikechukwu Ewa ‘m’ 30 years aka John Lion, a native of Eruan Community in Boki LGA, Cross River State,is known for a flamboyant lifestyle on Social Media. He said Ewa is a former cleaner with a new generation bank, and has confessed to having collected Ten (10) Thousand US Dollars from the ransom collected in the kidnap of Danjuma Omeje.
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