Teacher nabbed over abduction of pupils
Police in Ebonyi State have arrested a 27-year-old teacher for allegedly kidnapping two pupils from the Imperial International School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
The suspect, Mr Kingson Sunday Asiegbu, was nabbed in his home town, Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State with the two children.
Briefing newsmen at command’s headquarters the in Abakaliki, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu, said the teacher took advantage of his familiarity with the family of the victims to perpetrate the crime.
“The victims, nine-year-old Toluwalipe Kosoko Philips and his brother Omodolapo, who is seven years old, are pupils of Imperial International School, Mulipa in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, where the teacher works. The incident occurred on July 8, 2014, and he was arrested following a tip off”, he said.
Narrating their ordeal, parents of the victims, Mr Kosoko town, but the story changed few Ademola Philips and his wife days after they arrived here”, he Abiola, said they were shockedsaid. when the teacher who is a friend Mr Anyanwu, who urged of the family, sent them threat parents to be wary of people messages and demanded ransom they entrust the care of their for the release of the children. children, said police also arrested
They said following receipt another teacher in Ugwulangwu of the messages, they alerted in Ohaozara, Mr Johnson Ugwu, security agencies who worked into whose account the ransom with network providers to track was paid. He added that the matter the suspect who they had already would be transferred to Ogun paid N150,000 as ransom. State for further investigation.
“He has been a close friend of Meanwhile, the suspect, Mr the family for years and his earlier Asiegbu has confessed to the intention was for two of my kids crime but Mr. Ugwu denied any to spend holiday in his home involvement.