CRIME:
•For being stingy …
After victim’s father gave her N.5m gift
NGOZI UWUJARE
It was a shocking moment recently in Onitsha, Anambra State as a lady was arrested for allegedly organising the kidnap of her childhood friend.
The suspect, Ekwy Okadigbo, Crimewatch gathered, lured her friend, who is a legal practitioner, Mimiy Onyekweli, to a restaurant where she had organised for her abduction.
The victim was, however, fortunate as investigation revealed that her car, that was to be used to convey her to the abductors’ hideout refused to work.
But at that point, Onyekweli had been blindfolded and was held inside the car.
In the confusion that ensued, Onyekweli escaped from her abductors and alerted the police.
Okadigbo’s grouse with her friend, according to her, was that Onyekweli refused to give her money when she requested.
“She was said to have informed the suspected gang leader, Chinedu, of the bad habit of her childhood friend who was said to be greedy and tight fisted,” a police source revealed.
Interestingly, two days before Okadigbo allegedly lured her friend into the hand of the suspected gang, Onyekweli’s father saw the friends together and happily gave Okadigbo N500,000.
The state Commissioner of Police, Ballah Nasarawa, told Crimewatch that Okadigbo was the mastermind of the kidnapping of Onyekweli so that ransom could be collected.
Nasarawa said that the police arrested Okadigbo while the others escaped.
More details in Thursday’s Daily Sun.
i still dey laugh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Ifediba, what would you call this act now? Ibo and Kidnappers, when will it end?
dele when will the ritual killings in yoruba states stop?
Dele or Dele,fresh shit did you see this good act of your holy yoruba tribe.
Detectives from Ondo State Police Command are investigating the mystery behind the bizarre act of three highly placed personalities that killed their childhood friend for ritual sacrifice.
The suspects are Chief Babatunde Olumofe, who works for a bottling company based in Lagos; Mr. Sunday Akeju; and another PERSON simply identified as Eso.
They were all said to be childhood friends and own their personal houses on the same street in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos.
The suspects allegedly killed theIr childhood friend, Mr. Olufemi Ogunkorode, for ritual sacrifice at Erusu-Akoko, Ondo State, last week.
They reportedly tricked the late Mr. Ogunkorode, an indigene of Ilu Omoba-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to their home town last week Saturday on the pretext that Olumofe was going to bury his mother.
The suspects were said to have bought a new cloth for the deceased and presented it to him as their ‘uniform’ for the occasion.
Investigations revealed that the suspects handed over the victim to the traditionalists a few minutes after their arrival at Erusu-Akoko.
The traditionalists allegedly killed Ogunkorode for ritual to appease the gods of the town.
The suspects were said to have allegedly dumped the body of their victim along a major highway and claimed he was killed during a robbery incident.
The victim’s friends also reported the case to the police at Erusu-Akoko post.
The suspects were said to have given different reports when the case was transferred to the Oke Agbe Police Station.
They told the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) that Ogunkorode slumped and died.
Investigations also revealed that trouble started three years ago when Olumofe, who was to be honoured with a chieftaincy title, invited Ogunkorode to the installation.
Olumofe and Ogunkorode, who were said to be close friends from their days at the Christ School, Ado-Ekiti, allegedly carried out certain traditional rites together, which were considered sacrilegious by some traditionalists in the town.
The traditionalists had since then piled pressure on Olumofe to re-invite his friend for necessary rites to appease certain gods in the town.
When the victim was in the town in company with his friends, he was allegedly handed over to the traditionalists.
He was killed instantly while some parts of his body were removed for the said ritual.
The gruesome killing of the victim, it was gathered, has led to a cold war between the people of Erusu-Akoko and Ilu Omoba-Ekiti, as the latter allegedly turned back representatives of the former who were in their town to plead for forgiveness.
The source said: “Delegates from Erusu-Akoko, including some traditional chiefs, were in Ilu Omoba last Sunday in connection with the case.
“They even promised to take care of the necessary funeral rites, but they were chased away by irate youths of Ilu Omoba.”
The state the police command’s spokesman, Mr. Aremu Adeniran, confirmed the development.
Aremu said police had apprehended one of the perpetrators of the act and that a case of murder had been established against him.
That is why my good American friend said that God should please help him take care of his friends while he faces his enemies. I now understand better as our Pst. Bob Manuel will always pray asking God to save us from the wicked hands of unfriendly friends. Imagine a childhood friend. Childhood friend indeed.
Trust no one in this life!
@Dele… is everywhere….afta all kidnap is not an ibo word but English…y being tribalistic?
Wot a life, some human are ungrateful, we all hav different destine so dnt envied or jealous people think of better to do wit ur sef to make life meaninful n to giv ursef good results,
Beware of people you call your friends, some of them are leaches, destiny killers, destiny suckers, worst of it all, they could be digging your grave behind your back. My advice to Onyekweli, that was not just a coincidence, all of a sudden the car refused to work, maybe your life would have been taken. God saved for a purpose.
@ Odugbemi, yes ofcourse!. In Nigeria project, each zone has its own peculier problems cum bad habits. The truth must be told!
dat her friend Okadigbo must be very greed wicked, ur friend’s father gave u #500 000 for no just curse, u still went ahead to call kidnappers to abduct her. Watch ur friends closely & know what they are up to. Let her face d full wrath of law.
Anambra and money hunting….
@dele this act has noting to do with Ibo, but one of the signs of end of the world. Time to put trust on Jesus
Every region has their own problem @ Dele, north is boko haram, west is richual and rapping and east is kidnapping. May God have mercy on Nigerian.
In all igbo land anambras are too greedy, they do not like struggling they believe in quick money, everyone want to be rich without stress, may that okadigbo never see the sky again because she hate good things
Kidnapping is taking a serious shape in these eastern part of the country, please let the police do thier work well because our sefty depends on thier good work
@ Dele it’s a different crime also
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Dele Odegbami, are you a human being or just an embodiment of a human structure with an empty skull? You dont make meaningful contributions, the only thing you can do is to criticise one ethnic group or the other. My dear pls grow up.
As for the kidnap case, am very disappointed with Okadigbo for ever thinking of such act not to talk of executing it. Let her face the wrath of the law
SMALL MINDS DISCUSS TRIBES. Moderate minds discuss national issues. Great minds discuss road-maps for national development.
What a bad friend,because she refused to give her money was enough reason for her to arrange for the kidnap of her friend even when she was given N500,000 a day before she was kidnapped.She be sent to jail because i dont see any reason for her to arrange for the kidnap.Is she the one that worked out the money for her friend?
money!money!!money!!! when will the greed for money end? instead of friend saving friend, no. 3 people lured their childhood friend from lagos to their village in another southwestern state and had him killed for rituals and now, friend luring friend to a restaurant for abduction in anambra. what is happening God? instead of friend leading friend to God, no the reverse is the case.
Don’t mind the IBO guy called Amarashi-Umuwin stuffs. They are exposed to very crime in the country. I may have part of their blood, but i don’t belong to them
mr mike onye, that maybe why your father was sold into slavery to the yoruba
Ok, I will remove ‘the yoruba’ from the comment, but I still feel since he chose to deny his blood, his father is not his father
#Goat face# Mike Onye neither do we igbo’s need someone like you. if you r having problems with you blood related igbo’s pls don’t discharge ur grievances or dislike on all igbo’s, rubbish.
God wil contn to save his people fm kidnapers
Evil! I will not deny my Ibo blood. The love of money in Ibo man and woman is the root of their evils and that is why we can never produce a cohesive leadership to Nigeria. The North have ruled this nation for the greater part of Nigeria’s history followed by the West. Today, it is the South-South because they provided the plat form for GEJ to emerge. What of the Ibos? When there is need to present an Ibo candidate, all the half-baked and market traders with their blood money will rear-up their heads not necessarily to contest but as spoilers seeking for financial settlement. Shame!
You have not told us your tribe and as such noboy will blame. May be your mama who is Ghana may have told you that your “papa na Igbo” fool at forty like you… should travel and see things for yourself-EWU OFIA!
I do not support the idea of using tribal factor in deciding who leads us in Nigeria. Whoever will make this country a better place for this generation and the ones yet to come will be my choice. being it IBO, HAUSA, or YORUBA, it does not matter. If this idea would not materialize, and if what will make this region be at peace would be by dividing let it be!
If not let us keep our peace. Enough of this foolish idea of which area the president would come from. Let us feature a credible and potentially minded individual to lead us. Q.E.D
My guy, you need to repost your views in English. What manner of gibberish are you writing?
why has man allowed himself to be a ready tool in devil’s hands.
Igbo people with their ritualistic mind and kidnapping tendency, what has the lady done to warrant such a dastardly act. Anyway, I do not support Mike on his idea of triba factor for leadership, the leadership of Nigeria can ‘never’ be an Igbo man because of their myopic mindset of seccession. “Biafra is still at stake” is that not your slogan? Even if Nigeria will divide and the major tribes go their separate ways, it has to be mutually, legally and constitutionally agreed upon. Did you people know how many lives got faded with the selfish interest of ‘Biafra war’? Nigerians still feels the scar. So, think twice!!
The father gave her #500,000 for what ,for free,i smell a rat here. Our love for money is getting alarming
Dele Odegbemi you again.See who is calling Igbos names,Kettle calling Pot Black.Yoruba People are the Tribe in Nigeria were you can find Fetish,Barbaric,Ritual Act even wen they claimed that are Christians or Muslims alike and thats why Igbos dont trust and will never trust them and Igbos doesnt take them as True Christianity thesame thing applicable to Housa-Fulani Muslims who sees them as fake Muslims and Islamic worshipers even Traditionalist doesnt even take them serious.Yorubas you People are like Bat that doesnt belong to Birds nor Animals becouse its look.I keep saying it that this Sabotours Tribes called Yoruba are very quick to criticise Igbos wen they are the worst
Cant you close your loud mouth and allow sensible people make sound comments without ethnic colouration?
Sensible people my yash!
@Stine Chykee …. u need some rest..the gbenga guy is making sense and we need to tidy and clean up the mess in our tribe….na we love money pass and we do anything to get it…
When will our Igbo brothers and sisters stop this evil act of kidnapping? This evil started in Niger Delta but only targetted at foreigners then before Igbos learnt the act and unleashing it on their own people. May God help us and deliver this evil men and women. Are they not as bad as Boko Haram in the North?
It is pathetic people in this forum will not comment without brining in tribal sentiments and comments. it is a shame. most of the commentators here are young people who should know better having been exposed to lots of scenes from the international arena. imagine political permutations on tribal affiliations and we expect Nigeria to grow. it is shallow minded individuals that contributed more to the woes of this country than even the corrupt politicians because you can see beyond your noses.
watch the American party conventions and you will all cover your faces in shame! Being Hausa, Igbo, yoruba and every other tribes will not change the fortune of this country only Nigerians can build Nigeria not the tribes. once again shame on you all!
Just as the Igbos are number one in kidnapping since they borrowed it from the south south. The yorubas are number one in fetish activities. From my childhood days, if a magician want to boast how potent his charms are he will start by narrating were got it from and were are the places..Listen..Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Igbo, sagamu, owede , ekiti, akure ..We are always fascinated as he calls names of these yoruba town. Now we grow up to confirm his assessments. However the Igbos who are ready to sell there mother for money are also there. The Hausas are the human butcher in the name of religion.
I think the only way out is to divide this country in peace let each tribe gooooo
this story is fake. i don’t believe that the suspect got gift of 500,000 from the victim’s father and still lured her to kidnappers. precisly ekwy nither mimiy is not a name. the person who post this shit should be ashamed. tribalism
This inter – tribal attack, is it a cogent contribution for a lady that betrayed a trust of a childhood friend? Why leaving the substance and pursueing the shadow, we have to know the days are evil, keep friends but don’t let your friends know every secret of yours, when you have money and when you don’t have. Even among the whites, there are evil minded people, it is human not tribe. So, we have to be careful.
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To Mike Onye so there are still sensible and reasonable people in IGBO land
I dont care whose ox is gossed as Igbos are now know for kidnapping,Yorubas are known for stealing both personal money and the first in pen robbery in government circles, while Hausas are known for butchering human beings. Let us clap hands for ourselves.
I think the lady in question is envious of her friend. People should know the kind of friends they make. When you discuss with your friend, you can understand how he/she reasons, and thats when to decide whether to continue with him or dump him. A stitch in time saves nine
@ Oji, Ndewo. You are wrong in your assessment. Do you remember the Okija groups. Stealing is the most pretigious job for we IBOs, no one can take that away from us.Kidnaping is another business. Giving the overall rating IBOs are number 1, followed by HAusa, then the chicken, livered YORUBAs
mr onye you were saying that you are not Igbo, why the ‘US’ again?
mr onye you were saying that you are not Igbo, why the ‘US’ and ‘WE’ again?
Pls enough of tribalism in this forum Dele and Stine should be warned u are daily increasing and expressing ur bitterness and hatred against tribes yet u make ur living from this so called tribes u guys condem shame on you ain’t u guys supposed to be worried about d rate at which crime and evil are increasing every day in our own country that may one day God forbid fall on any of ur loved ones if not yourselves.watch and pray says the Bible irest my case.
Onye shut up if u snt know wat 2 say….4 ur info Okija shirine is nt a place 4 retulist bt d bodies deposited there ar those killed by d Oracle 4 infricting pains in others…..secondle d yoruba tribe ar nither christians,muslims nor traditionalist…dey delive joy in inciting voilent bt cn nt stand it….it is now obvious dat d yorubas ar d criminals,retualist nd must corrupt tribe…all d corrupt politicians in nigeria ar yorubas….retilist is in every yoruba blood..they believe in charms nd they live with it…they dnt see anything bad with it…as 4 kidnapong soon it will vanish cos it is never our tradition…bt a sign of frustration 4rm d restive youth…whos fathers waz marssecared without any form of or way of interation used by d guvmnt since d civil war…i dnt blame them.
youth can we forgive our leaders and their mistakes,and pocket tribalism and build one nation called Nigeria our country pls. lgbo,Hausa,Yoruba
lf this is the way pple will be abusing each oder instead of giving reasonable comments l’ll advise the sun to closed this column or delete sm pple comments
When will the igbos stop this nonesense.
mr uross, tell us where you come from and we will tell you the EVIL you or your people specialise in, afterall this is an evil nation. The name nigeria means EVIL, you talk as if it’s only the Igbos that engage in these evils
Igbos will stop what you called nonsese when your people must have stop human rituals acrifices made to your gods at OLO Festival. The ritual killing of last week in Erusu-Akoko, Ondo State, is another typical example-so shut up your dirty smeling mouth…
Na wa o………9ja no frnd again
Shame to contributors with tribal sentiments,shame.When developed countries are busy solving monumental problems facing their countries we are here locking horns on ethnic superiority.We are still far from making any positive change in this nation.
I tut foolishness is said 2 abound in d hearts of children.bt here,i see not only foolishness bt also stupidity,illiteracy n rascality abounding in d hearts of dis baby-adult commentators.guys,grow up
Every comment here in is a reflection of the mindset of an average Nigerian who over the years has been denied of their rightful place (in this entity called Nigeria) by bad leaders. It’s a case of “to your tent o Israel…”
We Are talking of crime, you guys are giving it tribal coloration. I think you people should grow up and stop behaving like a bunch of ill mannered and unruly high school kids
You all are sick
This is just too terrible. Everyone should be careful of whom they move with. However, one should not be too stingy, help your friend or neighbor if you have the means. Don’t wait until they plan evil for you because of your material or wealth.
You are right Ojaynike. Fed govt is not bothered on the effect of kidnapping to ordinary citizens. They never addressed armed robbery now it is another level.. soon the kidnapping will spread commonly accross 9ja.. it is a total surrender by the govt, we need miracle.
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Mike Onye if you are a woman and unmarried i would have propose to u. i just hate tribal sentiment. HABA! please stop this ethnic ideology and for GOD’s SAKE move this country forward. Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba there is still division among them believe me if we divide today the problem will still remain. Lets see ourselves as nigerian 1st. Address issues objectively stop sectionalizing. In election vote the right person that can do the job. am tired and sick of reading from narrow minded individual who can see beyond ethnicity. which one now – NA from Enugu yeye man, na from Ibadan foolish person, na malam he no get head, na ijaw ogogoro man, na warri na theft na 9ja na fraudster. oya tell your state
I feel lik cryin anytime I read commnts hr. Wit d type of posts I do read here i tink d police shld strt monitorin comments here cus i feel thr r posibilites of findin dangerous pple capable of causin great harm to dis country. Sm pple hv strtd shwin d signs thru dia comnts dat if givn d chance, dey wil cause an ethnic war in dis country. Intelignce shld b gathrd on most of d commenters here.
Its really un4tunate,hw can a nation like our’s grow wit dis sentiments in us.why not be objective n comment reasonably 4 once.
Please do not trust anybody.Trust only GOD
I QUOTE: Interestingly, two days before Okadigbo allegedly lured her friend into the hand of the suspected gang, Onyekweli’s father saw the friends together and happily gave Okadigbo N500,000.
My question is that, this 500,000 is for what? and i think this Onyekweli father too must be investigate, he is the courses of the kidnapping, how can you just offered such an amount to someone. God Blessed Nigeria
Enough of these nonsense. I honestly appeal to the Sun News paper to stop this public comment forum as not to see it as one of those unserious and mischevious media organisation. The whole world is reading whatever that is publish here. Nigeria should stop washing their dirty linen in the open. Cheers.
Man of God, you are partially correct, partially because it is the profesional responsibilty of the reporter here to have followed up his interrogation with the man to bring out from the man his reason for the huge donation or can we call it. certainly the baba must have told the reporter somethin which was not recorded for us here to read.many of these so call reporters are just too lazy to do thoughrough investigation.Youa re right, the man should be interrogated regarding the donation.
The love of money is driving almost everybody crazy in our land irrespective of tribe or religion.
Omoba
It is a pity.