14 BRIGADE GARRISON BURST KIDNAPPING SYNDICATE

Troops of 14 Brigade Garrison based in
Ohafia, on Sunday 10th March 2016
conducted operation aimed and bursting a
notorious kidnapping syndicate based in
Nkporo community of Ohafia Local
Government Area of Abia State.
During the operation, the troops were able
to rescued a kidnap victim who was earlier
shot and kidnapped by his abductors at
Aba on 6th April 2016. However one of the
suspected kidnappers Mr Chidiebere
Sunday was apprehended while 2 of his
suspected accomplices escaped. One other
member of the gang in a bid to evade
arrest through the roof of their den fell
from a roof, hit his head on the hard floor
and died.
The troops recovered the following items
from the kidnappers; 2 AK-47 rifles, 9 AK-47
rifle magazine loaded with 124 rounds of
7.62mm Special ammunition, 1 Pistol, 2
rounds of 9mm ammunition, 2 machetes
and the sum of Five Million, Four Hundred
and Ninety Thousand Naira (N5,490,000.00)
only.
Other items recovered include a Toyota
RAV4 jeep with registration number MUS
428 RZ, military camouflage jungle hat, 6
mobile telephone handsets, an iPad,
Diamond Bank Debit Card, bunch of
different keys, 2 empty bags and a wrap of
suspected marijuana.
Thank you for your kind information.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relation