Kidnapper cries as Task Force demolishes house in Edo
The building inherited by a suspected kidnappers, Oboh Odianosen, has been demolished after he confessed to receiving N.8m out of N5m his gang collected from a victim.
Oboh, who was in tears that his children have been rendered homeless, said they kidnapped their victim in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government area of Edo State.
The building was demolished by tbr Edo State Government’s Anti Kidnapping Task Force.
According to him, “My name na odianosen Oboh. Na my house be this. My papa build am, but I finish the house. Na my friend Epama I follow, we carry one man from Ekpoma, as we carry am, the car when we use spoil, I come use my bike carry am. We carry am go inside bush for Uromi, we spend 3 days inside bush before them pay us N5 million. Na 5 of us do the job and them give me N800,000. I use the money pay some kind debts when I owe before.
“Na Epama when them hold confess me, and them come pick me. Now them wan break my house, my papa house because of N800,000. My family no go get house again. My children they are outside now. Any body that see crime should run from crime.”
Special Adviser to Governor Monday Okpebholo on Security Affairs, Mr. Akhere Paul, who supervised the demolition said it was the 4th property of kidnap suspects to be demolished in the state.
“My advice to everybody is that, there is no peace for the wicked. Those ones still kidnapping should know government will not stop. Your time will come and we will come for you. We will chase them, continue to chase them and we will continue to bring their houses down.”
