MORE facts emerged, Monday, as the Oyo State Police Command
paraded three suspects alleged to have been involved in the kidnap of Mrs.
Titilayo Oluwole Rotimi, wife of the former Governor of Western State last
year.
paraded three suspects alleged to have been involved in the kidnap of Mrs.
Titilayo Oluwole Rotimi, wife of the former Governor of Western State last
year.
While parading
three of the suspects at the State Police Command, Eleyele, the Commissioner of
Police in the state, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu said the suspects were arrested in Ogun
State.
three of the suspects at the State Police Command, Eleyele, the Commissioner of
Police in the state, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu said the suspects were arrested in Ogun
State.
This came as the
prime suspect told newsmen that they were paid the ransom of N13million before
Mrs. Oluwole Rotimi was released.
According to the
suspect who identified himself as Godwin Mfon from Akwa Ibom State, “We
collected N13 million. I collected N2.5million. I used N1.1million to
settle my debt and used the remaining change to buy a navy blue Honda Accord
car with registration number LAGOS LSR 446 BB”.
suspect who identified himself as Godwin Mfon from Akwa Ibom State, “We
collected N13 million. I collected N2.5million. I used N1.1million to
settle my debt and used the remaining change to buy a navy blue Honda Accord
car with registration number LAGOS LSR 446 BB”.
Mfon who claimed to
be a graduate of a university in Calabar, stated further that his mistress was
instrumental to his arrest.
be a graduate of a university in Calabar, stated further that his mistress was
instrumental to his arrest.
Asked how he delved into the criminal act, he
said it was frustration that led him into it. “I contested election for a local
government councillor in Ward 2, Akwa Ibom, but I was defeated. It was then my
friends invited me to Lagos where they introduced me to kidnapping.”
said it was frustration that led him into it. “I contested election for a local
government councillor in Ward 2, Akwa Ibom, but I was defeated. It was then my
friends invited me to Lagos where they introduced me to kidnapping.”
The second suspect,
Johnson Kingsley also confessed that he took part in the kidnapping, saying he
got N2million from the heinous crime.
Johnson Kingsley also confessed that he took part in the kidnapping, saying he
got N2million from the heinous crime.
However, there was
heated argument between two of the suspects, Kingsley and Akiniyere
Sunday, an Okada rider who claimed not to know anything about the incident.
He said, “When they were coming, Tehir Nissan car had a fault and they asked me
where to get a mechanic. I told them and I used my Okada to convey them not
knowing they were kidnappers.
heated argument between two of the suspects, Kingsley and Akiniyere
Sunday, an Okada rider who claimed not to know anything about the incident.
He said, “When they were coming, Tehir Nissan car had a fault and they asked me
where to get a mechanic. I told them and I used my Okada to convey them not
knowing they were kidnappers.
But, other suspects
insisted that he was lying adding that they used his house as relaxation point.
insisted that he was lying adding that they used his house as relaxation point.
Source: Vanguard
