It has been reported that, the suspected killer of Catholic priest serving in Imo State, Reverend Father Cyriacus Onunkwo, has been arrested by detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Lagos Command.
According to report, the suspected killer identified has 29-year-old Raphael Ndukwe, aka Tiger, was tracked down to his hideout in Ajangbadi, Ojo, Lagos state based on a tip-off.
A police source, disclosed that Ndukwe is a leader of a kidnapping gang that has been terrorizing Imo State residents for months, but fled the state for Lagos after four of his members were arrested, Daily Trust reports.
The source added that Ndukwe’s gang was responsible for the abduction of Reverend Father Onunkwo on Friday, 1st of September, 2017, while he was returning home to organize the funeral of his late father and taken to Omumma, in the Oru East local government area of Imo State. His body was found the next day.
The source also alleged that Ndukwe’s gang was behind the kidnap of one Gloria Emordi who was said to have visited Imo State for a burial ceremony on the 22nd of April, 2017.
According to Daily Trust, when Ndukwe arrived Lagos after fleeing from Imo State, he reportedly settled down with some of his friends who operate as thugs at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, but later fled to Ajangbadi, an interior community bordering Ojo, when the heat on him became hot.
Following an undercover investigation, Ndukwe was finally tracked down in Lagos and arrested on September 10 by crack detectives, led by Chief Superintendent of Police Mohammed Sanusi. The suspect was taken to the Command Headquarters where he confessed to some of the crimes he committed both in Lagos and the South-East.
It was reported that Olarinde Famous-Cole, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the arrest but refused to give further details.
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