Men of the Lion Building Police Division, Lagos Island have
arrested a suspected assassin, Abiodun Joshua, 28 in his attempt to
withdraw N44m ransom which he demanded from a victim, Mrs. Oseni Aigbogun
Omolewa, a resident of Kano State.
In October, 2016, the suspect sent a threat message to the
complainant in Lagos to pay N44m into his Kano State First Bank account,
warning that failure to do so will result in him eliminating her and her
children.
Following the threat message the complainant, fearing for her
life, reported the threat to the DPO in charge of Lion Building Division, CSP
Folashade Tanaruno.
The DPO, according to investigation advised the complainant to play
along with the suspect and pay a bait sum into his account. The DPO notified
the bank management of the development.
Nemesis caught up with the suspect when he went to the bank to
withdraw the ransom as he was apprehended by bank officials and handed over to
the police in Kano State.
The bank management notified the DPO of the arrest of the
suspect and a team led by Inspector Elegbede Oluranti travelled to Kano to
bring the suspect to Lagos.
During interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime,
saying that he picked the phone number of the complainant from the receipt she
issued him when he bought hair weave-on from her in Lagos.
“I did not intend to harm the complainant but to get some money
from her to boost my business. I am a trader in Kano state and I usually
purchase hair weave-on from the complainant in Lagos.
I picked the phone number with which I sent the threat message
from the receipt she issued me when I went to Lagos to buy weave-on from her
shop. I regret my action,” the suspect allegedly told
the police.
The suspect who is from Ilesha, Osun State, was arraigned before
an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on a five-count charge of sending threat to life
messages, extortion and kidnapping.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Abbas Abayomi said the offences
committed are punishable under sections 409, 299, 300 and 404(2)1 of the
criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and Chief
Magistrate A. O. Komolafe admitted him on bail in the sum of N2m with two
sureties in like sum.
Komolafe adjourned the case till 22 November, 2016 for mention
while the defendant was taken to the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos, pending when he will
fulfil his bail conditions.
Source:
Breaking Times
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