{"id":59997,"date":"2022-09-27T21:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=59997"},"modified":"2022-09-27T21:38:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:38:50","slug":"the-bayelsa-confessions-video-of-a-confessor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=59997","title":{"rendered":"The Bayelsa Confessions (+Video of a confessor)"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Police Commissioner<\/strong> Ben Okolo<\/strong><\/p>\n

I warmly welcome you to this press briefing and parade of suspects to showcase our modest achievements in fighting crime in Bayelsa State.<\/p>\n

In recent times the Command was confronted with reported cases of kidnaping, armed robbery and cultism. I re-jig the security strategy with a special focus on tackling kidnapping and armed robbery. The strategy has paid off with the recent arrest of members of a notorious kidnapping gang by operatives of Operation Restore Peace. This gang has been responsible for over ten (10) high profile kidnaping in the State over a period of seven (7) years.<\/p>\n

KIDNAPPING<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 8th December, 2020 one Akeeb Oladele Olushola \u2018m\u2019 48 years a Manager of a new generation Bank was kidnap at his residence at Old Commissioners Quarters Opolo, he was released on the 12th December after paying a ransom of Eighty (N80) Million Naira.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Danjuma Omeje 41 years a Manager of a new generation Bank in Yenagoa was kidnap at his residence at Okaka, Yenagoa, on 30th June 2022, he was 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.<\/p>\n

Operatives of Operation Restore Peace through painstaking investigation arrested the following suspects;<\/p>\n

1. Emmanuel Charles Angase \u2018m\u2019 37 years, a native of Azuzuama Community, Southern Ijaw LGA, the leader of the kidnapping gang. He 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.<\/p>\n

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. They took the victim to his camp at Sunikiri Oluasiri, and release him on 14th July 2022 after collecting Sixty 60 million ransom. The suspect also confessed to the kidnap of Akeeb Oladele Olusola a banker and Nancy Keme Dickson, who was kidnap on 26th December 2015. He also confessed to the kidnap of Chinonso Eze and other Igbo Business men.<\/p>\n

(Below is trending video of one of the alleged confessors)<\/strong><\/p>\n