I've made over N100m from capturing, says herder in Edo

BENIN—THE Edo State Police Command, yesterday, paraded an infamous hijacker, Muritala Umaru, who admitted to have made over N100 million from abducting.

Umaru, who additionally is a herder, was caught with an AK-47 rifle, breech number KO340119 and 10 rounds of 7.62mm ammo. The presume unveiled that he started capturing four years prior in Okenne, Kogi States, and had partaken in a few different kidnappings crosswise over Edo State. Muritala confessed to possess some steers and that his group has 10 AK47 rifles with which they complete capturing. Admission He admitted that one "major man we call Chief in one group is the one that dependably gave us characters of casualties before we strike." The presumed ruffian said they understood N10 million from one of their casualties, even as he swore to coordinate with the Police. On the end result for some of their casualties, he said it was his supervisor that is in charge of the slaughtering of their casualties, when they decline to coordinate. His words: "I am hitched. I remain in Auchi, yet I was conceived in Lokoja, Kogi State. I am into grabbing. I have been into capturing for a long time. I began in Lokoja. I have hijacked more than 50 people. "We grab them when they are voyaging. There is small time that used to give us target. I gathered N3 million in our last work. It is my oga that murder individuals. He has murdered numerous individuals. We work in Auchi, Ekpoma, Okenne and different spots. Police Commissioner Edo State Police Commissioner, Babatunde Kokumo, portrayed him as a ruffian, who masked as one of the herders. "The man has been in and out of jail. He has captured in Edo and different states. The jail official he seized recognized him." Meanwhile, a welder who was on Monday safeguarded from ruffians sanctum at Afuze in Owan East neighborhood government, Mr. Idirisu Mohammed, has recognized a herder, Abubakar Ilyasu as one of his abductors. Mr. Idirisu said Abubakar was sent by his abductors to purchase nourishment for them from town while they stayed in the shrubbery. "This one that was grabbed was sent to purchase nourishment. Before he came, the safeguarded group has arrived and the sustenance was with him."