Imo government demolishes 6 houses belonging to kidnap kingpins

The Imo State government has demolished six buildings belonging to three alleged kidnap kingpins and armed robbers in the state.
The buildings, comprising of one hotel and five houses, belong to men who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Amos Akano.

The demolition was done in conjunction with men of the Imo State Police command.
The suspects, who were said to have confessed to the murder and other criminal activities, were Ikenna Nwosu, aka Ezego; Eze Chukuwu, aka Sepia; and Chidi Anyiam, aka Senator.

The police spokesman in the state, Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the development, said the demolition of the hotel and the five buildings took place at the weekend in Mgbidi in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state according to the law enacted by the state government.

He said the action was carried out by a state security formation, Imo Security Watch and the operatives of the state police command and witnessed by a large turnout of villagers.

The police spokesman told our correspondent that the three kidnap kingpins owned two each of the demolished hotel and houses.
He said the buildings and hotel were proceeds of ill-gotten wealth from the suspects.
Enwerem, said apart from the kidnap and murder of Akano, the gang was also responsible for the abductions of Daniel Akukanwa, Anayo Ihegbe, Patricia Okoronkwo, Obijuru Kechinyere and Ndebelie Edwin.

He said their arrest by the operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) was a major breakthrough in the command’s effort to eradicate crime in the state.

Credit: Daily Trust