- The security guard was said to have contacted somebody who reportedly enlisted the help of the second suspect.
The Police Command in Edo has apprehended a security guard over an alleged plan to abduct the Manager of Zenith Bank branch in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state.
SP Bello Kontongs, the command’s Spokesman, who confirmed the arrest, said that the security man was arrested alongside another suspect.
EkoHotBlog reports that the security guard was said to have accused the bank manager, Mr Ralphael Ibodeme, of organising several bank robberies in the area.
However, it was gathered that Ibodeme had taken some administrative actions against the suspect over alleged acts of insubordination, which might have provoked him into plotting the bank manager’s abduction.
The security guard was said to have contacted somebody who reportedly enlisted the help of the second suspect.
However, the recruiter of the second suspect, who had just been released from prison after serving out his term for kidnapping, reportedly developed cold feet and reported the conspiracy to the police.
The arrest of the security guard and the second suspect was made possible, as the latter’s recruiter was asked by the police to play along in the planned abduction of the bank manager.
When quizzed by the police on his role in the plot, the security guard accused the bank manager of robbery, after which he said after further interrogation that he had had a running battle with Ibodeme.
The police spokesman, however, said that the report of the anti-kidnapping squad of the command showed that the security guard lied against the bank manager to avoid being prosecuted.
READ ALSO:
- Police Nabs Suspected Kidnappers After Abducting 8-year-old In Ogun
- Insecurity: Again, Bandits Kidnap Mother And Her Three Children In Kaduna
“The report from the anti-kidnapping squad in our command says the security guard lied against Ibodeme,” Kontongs stated.
He assured that the suspects would be charged to court for attempted kidnapping.
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
