Members of the four-man gang, which abducted and killed the Portuguese, Mr Jose Machada, a construction engineer attached to Dangote Construction Company, were among the 30 suspects arrested for various offences such as robbery, kidnapping, cultism and cattle rustling across Kogi State, the Vanguard reports.
Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, who paraded the suspects at the Kogi State Police Command, says the IGP Special Anti-Crime Task Force as well as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Kogi Police Command, have been working in synergy to tackle the menace of kidnapping along Lokoja-Ajaokuta-Anyigba, Kabba-Oshokoshoko-Obajana and Auchi-Okene-Lokoja routes.
He identifies members of the gang that abducted and killed the expatriate to include Umar Isiaka, Abdulkadir Abubakar, Sanusi Saleh and Abubakar Hassan.
He says: “Following the abduction of the expatriate along the Oshokoshoko Road on October 23, and his subsequent killing, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Kogi Command, led by DSP Babagana Bukar, in synergy with Department of State Services, DSS, swung into action and arrested the suspects.”
Also paraded is one Halti Bello, a suspected kidnapper, who allegedly killed a senior staff of Dangote Group after collecting a ransom of N5 million.
He says exhibits recovered from the suspects include 11 AK-47 rifles, two Berretta pistols, two revolver pistols, 334 AK-47 ammunition, live cartridges, handsets and some military camouflage uniforms.
Moshood also reveals the suspects will be charged to the court upon conclusion of investigations.
He assures Nigerians of the Police’s commitment to the protection of lives and properties across the country.
A version of this story first appeared in the Vanguard.
What a pity to them
Greed is not a character
these criminals shouldnt even kept in the cell but should be straight judgement by the law
After investigation, Mr Moshood said they will be charged to court after investigations
am very sure their fore fathers have never recieved money of that amount
they jst wasted the man`s life
I swear…Solo painful. Thankfully na God wan punish them. They have met their waterloo
the ransome paid to them was small
imagine the reason for killing him
this is really serious
Another black christmas for the family
thanks to our hardworking brothers
may the good lord uphold his family
Lool @Everest, their negative intelligence is at work.
Yes na.
Poor Engineer came here and lost his life in the hands of some greedy n`er do wells.
RIP Jose, hope Dangote compensates the family
am sure in his next life he wont want to come to country like Nigeria
but they had already got 5million
what was the 6ook for again
this wickedness increases by the day
signs of end time o
What else will make them collect more ….Greed!!!
What shall it Profit Kidnappers if they kidnap a Portuguese Man, collect N600,000 from him and still not let him Live. RIP to Jose, May God give his family the fortitude to bear the loss.
And as for the hoodlums, they should kill them all..for taken the life of an innocent Man even when he pleaded he had just 600k and 5M…
you are very correct wat shall it profit them indeed…
I bet they will spend the ransom in jail ???where they belong. Stupid kidnappers.