As the Edo State Government’s Anti-Kidnapping Task Force continues to bring down property of kidnappers, a middle-aged man, Odianosen Oboh, of Uromi in Edo Central Senatorial District, has lost his inherited property due to his activities in kidnapping.
The property was yesterday demolished by the task force, following his arrest and confession to the crime.
Speaking with reporters before the demolition, Oboh said he recently received N800,000 as proceeds from his last mission.
He said: “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 spent three days inside the bush before they pay us N5 million. Na five of us do the job and them give me N800,000. I use the money pay some kind debts when I owe before.”
On how he was arrested, he said: “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. Anybody that see crime should run from crime.”
The Special Adviser to Governor Monday Okpebholo on Security Affairs, Mr. Akhere Paul, after supervising the demolition of the fourth property of kidnap suspects, said the Edo governor would not relent, until kidnapping ended in the state.
Paul said: “My advice to everybody is that, there is no peace for the wicked. Those ones still kidnapping should know the 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.”
The Commander, Task Force, Michael Anetor, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the suspects, who belonged to a gang of five, had confessed to the crime and the task force had to enforce the law.