By Clinton Asuoha
An alleged notorious Abuja kidnapper, Chinaza Philip-Okoye, has claimed that he’s an armed robber and not a kidnapper.
Chinaza made the closure during a parade of criminal suspects at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command.
He narrated the incident that prompted his arrest by the police while mentioning his connection with other members of the gang who are still in their large numbers
He said: “I want to categorically state that I’m not a kidnapper, I am not a kidnapper. We only patrol at night and collect cars, and we take them to Kano for sale.
“That night, our aim was to rob the man and take his car, but I was surprised that after we collected his car, Yellow who is like our leader, asked the man to enter the back of the car. I didn’t know why he did that, and I couldn’t argue with him, so we were driving to Kano before the police caught up with us in Kaduna where I was arrested.”
The Nigeria Police Force had paraded Chinaza Philip-Okoye on a stretcher at the Force Intelligence Response Team base, Guzape, Federal Capital Territory on Saturday.
Chinaza was arrested by a collaborated team of FCT and Kaduna police officers in Kaduna on Thursday when the police apprehended him and his gang members (now at large), while they were taking a victim, Segun Akinyemi from Abuja to Kano State.
The police, according to findings were informed on Thursday night concerning Akinyemi’s abduction when the kidnappers drove through Rita Lori, Garki, Abuja. All police formations were alerted within the FCT and neighbouring states of Kaduna, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kofi and Niger.
