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Kidnap Kingpin Who Killed Two Soldiers Nabbed In Sapele
A kidnap kingpin reportedly responsible for the killing of two soldiers recently in Sapele, Delta state has been arrested by men of Joint Task Force attached to 19 battalion of the Nigerian Army.
The suspect, simply identified as Robinson Okotie and his gang have been terrorizing residents of San elementary before they met their waterloo.
JTF’s patrol team leader, Lt Col. Aji Mohammed who confirmed the arrest on Friday, said the suspect was arrested around Ugbeyiyi Junction by Memory Super Market in Sapele.
According to him, upon the arrest letter, the suspect duly confessed to being a member of the kidnapping ring that has been operating in Sapele and its environs.
He said that the suspect also confessed to have been responsible for the killing of two soldiers in the area recently who were on routine patrol along Ovoh Creek.
Accordingly, the suspect led the team to their hideout where they arrested one David Adogbefi, another gang member.
Okotie also confessed to terrorizing the creeks including Benin River Oil Workers in the recent times.
Mohammed added that during search for the arrest of other gang members in the creek, the team engaged a few members in a fierce gun battle where two of the suspects were killed by the military, while others escaped with bullet wounds.
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