A member of the 10-man kidnap gang who earlier this month abducted the 82-year-old Prof, Kamene Okonjo, mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, confessed his involvement in the abduction and narrated how he fed the retired professor of sociology with groundnut, water and bread in the kidnappers' den.

The suspected kidnapper, Andrew Dime, aka Olokpa, 32, who hails from Enikorogha in Edo State, however, told Vanguard that he was only hired by the second-in-command of the gang to supply food to Prof. Okonjo on two occasions at a fee of N100,000.

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, on the other hand, told Vanguard that Prof. Okonjo was kept in the custody of the suspect, who was in-charge of her feeding.

The second-in-command of the gang allegedly swindled him when he bolted with his N1 million share of the ransom collected for the release of Prof. Okonjo.

Apparently, to settle scores, the police said the suspect formed a new kidnap gang, which abducted an octogenarian at Aboh in Ndokwa area of the state. But having obtained a database on the group after its leader, Nwaeze Nwosa, aka Bolaji was shot dead in Asaba, the police were able to track down the suspect.

Aduba told Vanguard that the police set a trap for him when it got information that he was in dire need of money for the yuletide by convincing him to sell one of the guns used for the abduction of Prof. Okonjo, which was in his custody. He fell for the trap and negotiated a price of N300,000 for a pump-action gun with a police officer, who posed as a buyer. He was, thereafter, arrested at Koka junction, Asaba, when he came to collect the cash.

Dark-complexioned Andrew, who spoke to Vanguard in an interview, debunked the claim that he formed a new kidnap gang and that he was the one that negotiated the sale of pump-action gun, which was used to ensnare him.

A police source said he was being economical with the truth, adding: "Most of these people (referring to criminals) will never tell you the truth when you arrest them until you get other members of the gang to confront them."

Below are the excerpts of the interview with the suspect

What is your name?
Andrew Idime.

How old are you?
32.

Where are you from?
I am from Enikorogha, Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State.

Where do you live?
I live at Army Barracks, Onitsha.

Do you know why you are here in police cell?
For now, I know why I am arrested. Some friends of mine, they indulged themselves in kidnapping act. One of them is Chiboy and another is Biggy. The person I know very well is Chiboy. It was through this Chiboy that I met Biggy. I was trading on used shoes and my business was not moving well. So Chiboy called me that there is something that I was going to do. I asked him what it was, he said there was somebody I was going to drop food for and that I was going to drop food twice and that they would settle me. Therefore, I went there truly, he brought an Okada man (motorcyclist), the Okada man took me there, and I dropped the food twice.

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I thought she said her mother didn't eat for several days?

nerdivist: I thought she said her mother didn't eat for several days?

Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

Dr. Wise:


Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

lol so u expect them to give her fried rice with turkey laps abi?

nerdivist: lol so u expect them to give her fried rice with turkey laps abi?

no be small fried rice with turkey laps lol

If no be food,na wetin e be?

Dr. Wise:


Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

nerdivist: I thought she said her mother didn't eat for several days?

I wonder. Who is now saying the truth?

The police is yet to come up with the truth. Someone confessed a crime to you and still deny same in ur presence. Nonsense

bread nd groundnut na beta lem

I dont tink dis is any of d kidnappers.

i dont think its the kidnapper

He shud b thoroughly investigated by d security agencies and if found guilty should b sent to jail immediately.

Dr. Wise:


Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

only if u knw wat some 90yrs old eats ... Some dnt even av sometin to eat

police mis road

nerdivist: I thought she said her mother didn't eat for several days?

going by reports, she was held for 5 days and given bread and groundnut twice, doesn't that equate to not being fed for many days?

That Andrew of a guy; seems like he is guilty.

But there seems to be a desperate effort by the police to get a fall guy because of the person involved; a polithiefian.

If na ordinary man, the matter for don die tey tey.

LOL at selling shoes... Industrious indeed.

bravo. NPF is working. please can you told us who have kills Bola Ige?

Dr. Wise:


Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

Nope Na Sand Mtcheeeww. She No Thank God Say she Even see Am Chop

Andrew is an accomplice so let him face the music.

jaymichael: bravo. NPF is working. please can you told us who have kills Bola Ige?

Gbangannnn gbangannnn gbangannn... See English... SMH

nerdivist: I thought she said her mother didn't eat for several days?

The fact dat they brought food 4 her didn't mean she ate it,get ur acts right!!

Nigerian police: a bunch of confused men in black uniforms.

Dr. Wise:


Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

D old pips I know don't eat much so there4 bread&groundnut is more than enuf!!

Dr. Wise:


Bread and groundnut for an 82 year old na food?

no be food... na grass.

jaymichael: bravo. NPF is working. please can you told us who have kills Bola Ige?

i didn't knew d parson dat kilt bola ige's o but i am suspected IBB. that man is a very danger men.

jaymichael: bravo. NPF is working. please can you told us who have kills Bola Ige?

chai! English don suffer no be small o! Bola ige i die for bomb. Must folice open mouth yakata talk say na haramists? Abeg we don solve that puzzle tey tey but na for tv we announce am maybe nefa i sleef that day. Shorry for my yeye english i from kotonu.

Most kidnappers caught often confess to have a footware store which is not doing too well, hence they took to kidnapping απϑ drug pushing to fend fø̲̣̣я̅ their families.
†ђξ 2nd time am seeing this in as many days

Funny dude....

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