Police Demolish Kidnappers’ Dens In Anambra

The efforts to end crime and bring criminal elements in Anambra State
to book are still on, as the police have demolished two kidnappers'
dens in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Joseph Agugoesi, led the
group that demolished the buildings.

He narrated the ugly activities of one Mr Solomon Chibuzo Morah, alias
Mmili, one of the most notorious kidnap kingpins in the state who had
been on the Police wanted list for many years. He is now in police
custody.

Mr Agugoesi said the suspect had terrorised his community and environs
and had in one kidnap activity with his gang collected about 70
million Naira from a victim as ransom.

Kidnapper's 'Charm House'

According to him, Morah's building and another kidnap den had been
demolished, as he had confessed using proceeds from his nefarious
activities to erect the structure.

The Assistant Commissioner reiterated the commitment of the State
government to ridding the State of crime and criminality, by dealing
decisively (according to the laws of the state) with anyone caught
perpetrating crime.

At the site of the demolition, inside the fenced compound was a
completed building filled with all kinds of fetish materials which,
according to some villagers, was the kidnapper's 'charm house'.

The villagers also said the suspect was a lay-about, who had no clear
means of livelihood, but suddenly started living big before they
discovered he was into kidnapping activities.

According to Mr Agugoesi, the action taken by the Police was not meant
to punish the innocent, but the offender, as the building of Hyacinth
Chibuodu, another kidnap suspect from the same Umueri, was spared for
the day, to allow tenants move their property.

However, another structure belonging to one Mr Matthew Nwankwo, a gang
leader from Nteje in Oyi Local Government, who is presently on the
run, was completely crushed.

Addressing reporters after the demolition, the State Governor, Willie
Obiano, reiterated his commitment to fighting crime, stressing that
the huge benefit of having a crime free environment had earned the
state over $2.4 million in investment.

—ChannelsTV