The Nigeria Police, Kogi State
Command, has paraded 13
suspects for various criminal
activities in the state. Among
them is one Mudi Ibrahim, who
was nabbed while trying to enlist
into the Army and Yahaya Isah, a
serving councillor and an 11-
year-old boy in connection with
the killing of a 17-year-old girl for
rituals.
Others paraded are: Mudi
Ibrahim, Yakubu Yusuf a.k.a.
PAPA, Ocholi Awoko, Isiaka Alhaji
and Maji Eiloma for robbery and
kidnapping; Suleiman Yunusa,
Isiaka John Yunusa, Alfa Maha,
Hon. Yahaya Isah for murder;
while Ibrahim Yakubu, Umaru
Idrisu, Musa Abdullahi and Faruk
Musa were arrested for armed
robbery.
MD Abubakar, Police IG
MD Abubakar, Police IG
Parading the suspects yesterday,
State Commissioner for Police,
Hilary Okpara, said Mudi Ibrahim
was arrested while trying to
enlist at the Chari Maiguri Army
Barrack, Lokoja, after the Police
tipped off the army officers who
subsequently arrested and
handed him over for
questioning.
While investigations were
ongoing, other members of the
gang led by Yakubu Yusuf were
said to have kidnapped the
traditional ruler of Ejule, the
Onuh of Ejule, Chief Simon
Shaibu, on the suspicion that he
was instrumental to the arrest of
their gang member.
“On receipt of the information of
the kidnapping of the paramount
ruler, the police in the
neighbouring towns erected
emergency roadblocks aimed at
intercepting the run – away
kidnapper, and in an attempt to
evade the police, the kidnappers
who were escaping with the
victim in his own car had an
accident where one of the
kidnappers sustained a fracture
and was arrested; while the
other gang members whisked
the chief away on their
motorcycle”.
The kidnappers were said to
have released the traditional
ruler when the police were
closing in on them, but four of
their members were arrested at
a cashew farm where they
usually hibernate. The cashew
farm was said to have been
owned by Maji Ebiloma, an 80-
year-old man who built a shrine
for the gang on the farm.
The CP disclosed that the gang
members had admitted
responsiblity for the kidnapping
of one Ebuka at Ojodu Village in
Ofu LG in 2012, as well as the
attack on a PDP party member in
Ejule during the recent PDP
primary elections, among other
crimes.
As for the councillor who was
arrested for killing a girl for ritual
purposes, Hilary said the
decomposing body of the victim,
Miss Ogbadu, was found on 21
June, 2013 between Achigili and
Ofoja village in Ofu LG, with the
head cut off and some parts
missing.
Investigations, he said, led to the
arrest of Suleiman Yunusa who
confessed that he, along with
Isiaku John Yunusa and Alifa
Maha(11 years old), carried out
the demands of Yahaya Isah, a
councillor representing Aloji
Ward in Ofu Local Government
area, who contracted them to
provide him a human head.
The eleven-year old suspect, Alifa
Maha while being questioned by
journalists said it was money
that made him to work with the
gang. Another gang member,
Suleiman Yunusa said he has
been a long standing friend of
the councilor and was actively
involved in his campaign.
The Police Commissioner
however said all the suspects will
soon be charge to court solicited
for cooperation from the citizens
to provide useful information to
the police towards reducing the
crime rate in the State.