The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist identified as Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje who faked his kidnapping while he is also said to be a member of a syndicate of notorious kidnappers.

Delta state police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement, said that the security operatives had been on the trail of Obeje for a few weeks.

Edafe further stated that his arrest was a sequel to the investigation of the murder of one Regina Ogana, who was kidnapped alongside her husband and other members of her family on August 2, 2023.

“The Command received another distress call from the husband of the deceased that one of his brothers Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje ‘m’ aged 28 made a suspicious call to him that he was kidnapped,” Edafe said.

“He said that the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of five Hundred Thousand Naira only (#500,000) and that the money was transferred into the said Eseoghene’s account as his ransom.”

According to Edafe, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass gave a marching order to the DPO Oreropke Division to embark on an intelligence-led investigation and ensure that the perpetrators are arrested.

Consequently, on Friday, 11th of August 2023 at about 1145hrs acting on technically generated information, operatives of the Divisional Anti-Crime Patrol team led by the DPO CSP Paul E. Oboware stormed Odovie community in Ughelli North LGA and arrested the said Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje at the same spot where the sum of one million, three hundred thousand naira (#1,300,000.00) was earlier paid as ransom for the release of his elder brother and husband of the deceased.

Investigation revealed that Eseoghene is a member of Eiye confraternity and that he faked his own kidnap.

He is also suspected to have masterminded the kidnap of his brother and other family members which led to the death of Regina Ogana.

The Delta State police spokesperson added that the suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing.
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