AKG NETS NIGERIANS KIDNAPPING SYNDICATE
Through the intensive operations
against kidnapping syndicate, operatives of PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group
(AKG) and Bulacan Provincial Police Office successfully seized members
of Nigerians Kidnapping Syndicate that victimizes fellow Nigerian
citizens yesterday (June 16) in Plaridel, Bulacan.
Arrested Nigerian suspects were identified as IFEANYI AUGUSTINE CHINWUEBA, MARTIN OKOFOR and AUSTIN CHUKWUEBA AGU.
Reports from the AKG revealed that on
June 11, 2015, the Embassy of the Philippines in United Kingdom received
a complaint from Mr. Aloysiius Esonau Osuji, a British National who
works as Lawyer/Solicitor based in London that his nephews were
kidnapped upon their arrival in the country via Turkish Airlines.
Immediately, AKG tracker teams were alerted and dispatched to locate the
possible whereabouts of the victims.
The kidnappers demanded 6 Million Nigerian dollar (Php 1,358,000) in exchange for the safe release of the kidnap victims. Fortunately, after seven (7) days the victims were able to escape from their kidnappers and reported the incident to the Pulilan Police Station in Bulacan. The victims then accompanied the AKG and Bulacan PNP to the safehouse of the suspects in Plaridel, Bulacan that resulted in the arrest of the suspects.
AKG Director, PSSUPT Roberto B. Fajardo
said “The investigators are now conducting in-depth investigation in
coordination with the INTERPOL, Bureau of Immigration (BI) and
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to further study the background of
the arrested suspects. AKG is also investigating other foreigners who
kidnapped their own nationals who arrived in the Philippines but refuse
to report or file complaints.”
A case of Kidnap for Ransom under Art.
267 of the Revised Penal Code against the arrested suspects were being
readied for filing at the Department of Justice. (PNP-PIO)
PNP Website
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