“The gang of armed militants was led by one Karowei Gbakumor. Police operatives, acting on a tip-off effected the arrest of the suspects who have various degree of complicity in the case,” he said. The commissioner said that one of the suspects, Ekpenunena Courtmember, confessed to having led the gang to the scene of the crime, adding that another suspect, Ebimene Arerobo, was also arrested by soldiers of the Operation Delta Safe. He said upon the arrest of Arerobo, it was discovered that the suspect aided and abetted the criminal operations of the notorious kidnap syndicate headed by Karowei. “Based on the information we gathered, the suspect has been acting as an informant to the Karowei criminal syndicate. “Ekpenunena Courtmember led the gang to the victims’ residence and also provided petrol to fuel the speedboat used for the operation. “Another suspect, Wirly Huludu, was aware of the gang’s activities but concealed the information. On the fateful day, he put a call to Bokeyo, who is suspected to be the second-in-command to Karowei,” he said. Ibrahim also disclosed that operatives were working hard to ascertain the level of complicity of another suspect, Godswill Hana, who was implicated by Ekpenunena. He said that one of the suspects, James Tennes, aided and abetted the operations of the gang as an informant. Tennes was also said to have provided drinks for them and knew about their movement. He said the gang leader, Karowei Gbakumor, who hailed from Enekorogha community of Burutu local government area, had been declared wanted with a bounty of N2m placed on him for any information leading to his arrest.. To Receive SKYTREND NEWS Alerts On WhatsApp, Add 0802 739 7554; For Adverts Enquiries, Whatsapp 0802 739 7554, Send Articles & News Stories To editor@skytrendnews.com. Punch Newspaper READ ALSO! First Bank’s Appalling Customer Service And Utter Disregard For Its Customers READ ALSO! Between GoDaddy And Namecheap: Making The Best Choice For Domain Name Registrar READ ALSO! Google Developing New Tools To Enhance Article Search For News Publishers On Subscription READ ALSO! The Hurdles Nigerian Youths Must Cross By 2019, By Dele Momodu READ ALSO! The Internet’s Future Lies With Its Next Billion Users — Sundar Pichai, Google CEO READ ALSO! Nigerian Filmmaker, Zuriel Oduwole Makes Forbes List Of 100 Most Influential African Women READ ALSO! Woman Marries Her Son After Getting Pregnant For Him READ ALSO! Smartphone Sales Fall As Samsung, Apple Consolidate Market Share READ ALSO! The Smart CEO: Top 5 Websites To Get Cheap Domain Name Registration ]]>