Picture Of The House Where Kidnappers Keep Their Victims In Lagos «
following the discovery of a kidnapper’s den, on
Oyegbusi street, where a Briton who was
kidnapped shortly after arriving the country from
Amsterdam, was kept for five days before he was
rescued.
The three-storey building located in the area
known as new sight, towards Ago end of Okota,
could be said to be sited at a vantage position for
the kidnappers, as it enables them to have a clear
view of the entire area, down to the popular Apple
junction in Amuwo-Odofin.
It was gathered that the kidnappers whose exact
number could not be ascertained, had been using
the uncompleted building for long to hold their
victims hostage until ransom was paid.
Investigation carried out revealed that anytime
they made a catch, they would drive in with their
victims who are usually blindfolded.
On reaching the compound, they would lead their
victims right to the third floor from where they
would keep them in one of the rooms until ransom
was paid. At the end of any successful operation,
the kidnappers, as gathered, would leave for their
respective places of abode, leaving a lone security
man identified as Nonye, to look after their prey.
The kidnappers den
The 32-year-old security man who resides in
Ikotun area of Lagos, as reliably gathered, was
employed as a guard close to two years ago to
checkmate usage of the uncompleted building by
illegal occupants. But little did his employer
(names withheld) know Nonye had a sinister
motive up his sleeve.
Efforts to get response from other residents proved
abortive as most of them kept sealed lips. However,
a man who claims to own a farm land around the
flooded area told Crime Alert that there is no way
anyone would expect anything of such has been
going on there because you hardly see them
together in front of the building. Anytime a car
drives in, there is this impression that the owner of
the building has come to inspect it. Construction
work stopped for a while and since then, nothing
seemed to be happening.”
A local food vendor around the area said: “ My
sister, I know nothing. My only advise is that Police
should also carry out same raid around this canal
area because all the time, you see them in big big
cars driving in and out. Nobody knows what they
area into.
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