Police arrest suspected mastermind of Lagos robberies, kidnappings

Posted by: Jude Isiguzo Posted date: October 18, 2012

A woman who is allegedly behind most armed robbery operations, kidnappings and assassinations in Lagos has been arrested by the state police command.

The force said her vehicle was used for the robbery operation at Iteri area of the metropolis where two policemen were killed.

She also sponsored the abduction and killing of a businessman, Mr. Oddi Nweze and other prominent people in FESTAC, Ikoyi, Surulere, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, and Ago Palace way.

Police sources at Area ‘E’, Command, FESTAC Town, where Ngozi Onowu is currently being detained told The Nation that apart from arranging hotel accommodations for the gang which is led by her younger brother, the suspect also registered mobile communications network providers’ SIM cards with fake names and addresses for them.

“It is with these SIM cards that they used to communicate with their victims before their abductions and assassinations. If they are not hired to kill their victims, they will use the SIM cards to communicate with their relations and family members for ransom. The moment ransom is picked, the SIM cards are destroyed,” the source told our correspondent.

The Nation gathered that the two kidnap kingpins that were declared wanted by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, for their alleged involvement in the killing of Nweze are Onowu’s younger brother and cousin.

“She was the one that arranged their escape. Chibuzor Onowu and Kingsley Okwudili led the gang that killed the businessman. It was Ngozi that helped them to fled from the country,” the source said.

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How can two people be responsible for all the robberies and kidnappings in a city of over 20million people. What kind of junk journalism is this?

afam4eva: How can two people be responsible for all the robberies and kidnappings in a city of over 20million people. What kind of junk journalism is this?

Have you heard of kingpins and mafias before

Not surprise anyway that you think like that.

alj harem:

Have you heard of kingpins and mafias before

Not surprise anyway that you think like that.

I don't know much about criminality but it seems you're very conversant with this topic. Why not educate us.

afam4eva:
I don't know much about criminality but it seems you're very conversant with this topic. Why not educate us.

Am not but with the little I have read about, most crimes in a community are committed the same group of people either organised or unorganised

The above story falls to the organised part. For example which is close to home, the kidnapping in abia back then was organised by one man who was the kingpin Osisikankwu. It is safe to say he did 70-80 % of the kidnapping in abia or at least he knew of them.

Just my thought, their are many other stories like that.

afam4eva: How can two people be responsible for all the robberies and kidnappings in a city of over 20million people. What kind of junk journalism is this?

The world famous ibo logic...never fails..


lmao.

Hmmm... Speechless...

Cash rules everything around me/dollar dollar bills y'all...

This just shows everything wrong with the Nigerian state-of-mind and the love of money...

Instead of building a vicious crime enterprise, why not build a Fortune-500 type company??

Kidnapping and robbing normal/poor people is unacceptable...

maybe now there will be some peace in festac

oyb: maybe now there will be some peace in festac

I noticed that you've been complaining about festac for some time now. Do you live there?

afam4eva: How can two people be responsible for all the robberies and kidnappings in a city of over 20million people. What kind of junk journalism is this?

LMAO! This your question got me cracking my ribs! Me sef dey wonder the same thing.if 2 people can be the kingpins and mafians holding Lagos under siege then we too much!

berem: LMAO! This your question got me cracking my ribs! Me sef dey wonder the same thing.if 2 people can be the kingpins and mafians holding Lagos under siege then we too much!

Read carefully, slowly and tell me you are not honestly ashamed of what you wrote..

andre here is another example of una people here on nl

berem: LMAO! This your question got me cracking my ribs! Me sef dey wonder the same thing.if 2 people can be the kingpins and mafians holding Lagos under siege then we too much!

you see, criminality is celebrated by ndigbo nairalanders. tell me if i am wrong

Importer/Exporter of crimes

they escaped out of the country to where?