BY JETHRO IBILEKE
September 26, 2010 11:33PM
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The proprietor of Mount Gilead Hospital, Benin City, Caleb Igbinehin yesterday cheated a five-man gang of kidnappers, as he was miraculously rescued just 30 minutes after he was kidnapped in the city.

The consultant family physician, who operates one of the leading private hospitals in Edo State, explained that he was at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Odiase Street, off Benin Technical School Road, at about 9am, where he served as the chairman of the first service, a Public Talk, when the drama started.

Mr Igbinehin said that after the opening song and prayer, he introduced the speaker and stepped down from the podium, only for him to be accosted by an armed man waving with a rifle, who asked him to move out of the prayer hall.

“Knowing what was happening, I maintained my composure and simply complied with this abductor’s order. He then handed me to another man armed with a pistol, who then commanded me to climb a waiting motorcycle outside the Kingdom Hall,” Mr Igbinehin said.

The doctor said that his captors then sandwiched him between two of their members, while the other three rode on another motorcycle and sped off through Ubgowo-Lagos Road to Oluku, where they diverted to Benin-Akure road.

“The moment we came out to the major road, I was surprised to see some people shouting, ‘look at them, look at them.’ But the men zoomed off with me,” he said.

However, luck was on his side, as the kidnappers were pursued and the medical practitioner rescued at Oluku.

Bold driver

Isaac Opuama, the driver of the doctor, who facilitated the rescue of his boss, told the rest of the story:

“I was with my director in the Kingdom Hall when they were taking him away. I jumped into my KIA jeep and drove after them. I went through the major road and caught up with the other three kidnappers on the same motorcycle at Ugbowo-Lagos Road by Iguomorhe. I then hit them several times with the jeep from behind. They then fell into a ditch. One of the kidnappers was caught with two guns by some men who were nearby, while the other two escaped.

“I then ran after the other gang member, who carried my director. I met up with them at Oluku. To ensure that my director is not injured, I brushed the motorcycle by the side, after which they stopped and asked my director to disembark and ran away and I brought my director back to the town.” When NEXT visited the hospital, all the workers were in a celebratory mood, drinking, and dancing. The ecstatic doctor could not hide his joy, as he was full of praises, thanking God for his miraculous rescue from his abductors.

He also called on security agencies and the media to help bring an end to the cases of kidnapping in the state.

Mr Igbinehin declined to have his picture taken, citing security reasons.

The acting police spokesman, Awhara Ejiroro, said he has not been officially briefed. But as at the time of filing this report, the arrested kidnapper was in police custody at the BDPA Estate Police Station.

slap1:

Amateur kidnappers, rotfl!

DECOtech:

you r right. but its still a miracle.

oyb:

that director must be a great boss if his subordinates can stick their necks into the line of fire for him

blinx4real:

Why does he have to be a good boss, for you to resist his kidnap?
are you saying you will support your bosses' kidnapped, if he wasn't good to you?

blinx4real:

I'm really surprised at the responses from posters, or am I getting it wrong?
What do you mean by amateur kidnappers, is there any school where that is taught?
Is there any criminal institution where you get trained to be a professional criminal, Crime is perpetrated by members of the society who take advantage of the laspes in security and opprotunity of being able to get away to do so.
Infact, many of us live with individuals with dubious character and we do nothing about it, thats why these evils continue. It is a big pity for our society, when instead of applauding those who go out of their way to stand for right we keep looking for excuses for these evils to continue,  SHAME

Pennywise:

What happened to the one that was captured?

oludashmi:

Are you alright? You expect someone to read for you or what?[/color]

oyb:

you really are a slow thinker is all i can say.


more intelligent minds can grasp what i am getting at - it is a good boss whose employees will be inspired to face gun weilding armed robbers to protect. perhaps you should read up on emotional bank accounts in the 7 habits

or you think letters of employment include 'you will be responsible for the personal security of the md'?

Pennywise:

Some of us dont actually read. We just scan. I guess I was scanning for where captured kidnapper was stripped, beaten and finally killed by mob. Thanks anyway.

Alright, take care but that is a bad habit, try read everything readable, it is good for the mind.

okeymadu:

That car he used must be bullet proof. This explains why he ran after them,

kcreal:

Quote slap 1
Amateur kidnappers, rotfl!

yeah, the professionals are in Enyimba city. (Aba)

Belewu:

People can be really daft at times. Why make spurious assumptions is you do not know these people? I personally know the people involved and i can say these for a fact.

1. The driver is not in any cult
2. The car has no bullet proof
3. The medical doctor is an extremely nice person

This is just a case of a brave driver rescuing his boss, probably due to the good relationship between them. Moral of the story, be nice to everyone, even the less privileged. You never know whose help y need.

blinx4real:

I'm really surprised at the responses from posters, or am I getting it wrong?
What do you mean by amateur kidnappers, is there any school where that is taught?
Is there any criminal institution where you get trained to be a professional criminal, Crime is perpetrated by members of the society who take advantage of the laspes in security and opprotunity of being able to get away to do so.
Infact, many of us live with individuals with dubious character and we do nothing about it, thats why these evils continue. It is a big pity for our society, when instead of applauding those who go out of their way to stand for right we keep looking for excuses for these evils to continue, SHAME