Two suspected
children from hell have been arrested in Anambra State for allegedly kidnapping
their father. The two brothers, Ifeanyi and Obinna, aged 44 and 33
respectively, were arrested by the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), led by
Supol James Nwafor, after they were implicated in the alleged abduction of
their father, Chief Mike Onwukamuche.
The two sons were
said to have demanded for N5 million ransom from their father. According to
investigation, the 74-year-old victim was abducted in Ojota and taken to Obosi
and was allegedly held hostage for one week by the suspects. Both Ifeanyi, who
was the victim’s heir and his younger brother, Obinna, according to
investigation decided to kidnap their father because he did not give them money
to support the upkeep of their families when they requested.
The two alleged
evil brothers were unmasked by their younger brother, Dr Emeka, who suspected a
foul play when their father suddenly disappeared. The younger brother suspected
that his elder brothers must be connected with their father’s disappearance. He
followed up his suspicion with lodging a formal complaints with the SARS whose
operatives swung into action immediately and effected the arrest of Ifeanyi and
Obinna and their friend, who owns the house where the victim was held hostage.
Ifeanyi explained
his role to CrimeWatch: “ I am the first son of my father, Chief Mike
Onwukamuche and I have to kidnap my father. I am a businessman, I
travelled to Thailand and I was dealing on drugs before I was deported. In
November 2012. I told my father that I was handicapped and that I needed some
money to start a business. But despite the fact that my family was
suffering he kept on promising and I have no means of livelihood. I organized
with my younger brother, Obinna, who was in the same situation and we
arranged with my friends to kidnap him.
“The four-man
gang of kidnappers including Obinna participated and kidnapped my father
from Ojoto and took him to Obosi, and kept him in my friend’s house for
one week.” “We demanded N5million from my father. My father is a businessman
and he sells baby wears at Onitsha and he has a lot of landed property in
Onitsha. But he refused to assist us. It was my junior brother, Dr Emeka
who reported to the police that our father had disappeared and
reported the case to the police and we were arrested”. Another suspect,
Obinna explained his role: “I followed the kidnappers to kidnap my
father.
I asked my father
to give me money to start another business because my business was
not doing well. My father has enough landed property in Onitsha. “I asked
him to give me N3m to start another business but he refused. We arranged with
my elder brother, Ifeanyi and other kidnappers and kidnapped my father and
kept him in one of the kidnappers’ house. My father spent one week with
the kidnappers but my father didn’t know that I was part of those who kidnapped
him.”
The Onwukamuches
hail from Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State. Obinna
said: “We haven’t collect the money (ransom) but we were about
collecting it when men of the SARS arrested us.” Another suspect, Obi told
CrimeWatch that they the victim. We carried out the kidnapping with Obinna, his
son who was my friend and took him to my own house where he
spent one week there. “We demanded N5million from him before the SARS came
and rounded us up,” he said.
The Anambra
state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ballah Nasarawa told CrimeWatch that it was
one of the victim’ children, Dr Emeka Onwukamuche who came to report to
SARS and his brothers, Ifeanyi and Obinna who confessed to have kidnapped
their father before the father was released from where he was kept. CP
Nasarawa explained that they demanded for N5million and
Chief Mike Onwukamuche couldn’t believe that his sons were the architects of
his abduction until when the two sons confessed to him that they were the one
who masterminded his kidnapping
The victim
expressed shock about the incident, “ I couldn’t believe it that my own
first son could arranged with his younger brother to kidnap me because
they wanted me to give them money to start business. They were requesting for
N3m to start another business. I promised to give them but that they should be
patient. I sent Ifeanyi abroad but when he got there he sold drugs and he was
deported back home. Obinna was given money to do business but he squandered the
money and requested for another N3m. I promised to give them the money but that
they should give me more time.”
He said that it
was his junior son; Dr Emeka who came to his rescue by reporting the case
to SARS in Awka when he saw that I had disappeared from the house. He said
that he has disowned the two sons and said they should not come back
to him and that they should face the consequence of their action. CP
Nasarawa said that the three suspects would soon be charge to court.’
Source: Sun
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