…call for his removal
… operatives arrest more suspects
… hail Edo Deputy Gov, Shuaibu for his resilience
There is a new twist to the kidnap incident at Tom Ikimi train station in Igueben that close to 25 passengers were allegedly kidnapped by herders.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that indigenes of of the communities close to the train station alleged that their traditional ruler(name withheld) harboured the kidnappers after he was given a cow and N20,000.00.
TNG scooped audio account of how the Enogie had narrated to the police that he knew those who kidnapped the train passengers and gave security operatives his boys to help track the herders.
In the audio account made exclusively available to TNG, one of the community’s hunters gave a shocking account of how the Enogie’s boys collected N20,000.00 and one cow each to aid the kidnappers.
He explained that:” as one of the hunters in this community, I know the terrain well and without the assistance of insiders there’s no way those kidnappers could have escaped.
“Our enogie was deeply involved in this whole arrangement though he has denied that he did not collect money or cow but we know very well that his hands are not clean.
“This same Enogie had shot at his subjects not long ago over a minor dispute and as we speak now, security operatives at about 4am picked his boys about 20 of them to come and explain their level of involvement.
Another audio account by one of the indigenes pleaded with all Enogies of Esanland to quickly step in to address what their traditional rulers is doing to his subjects in their community.
He also begged the state government to remove their enogie before another calamity befalls them.
The indigene praised the Edo state deputy Governor, Phillip Shuaibu who since the incident took place has visited their community almost on a daily basis to ensure that those kidnapped are rescued.
“There are only two abductees left now others have been rescued, we want to really thank the deputy Governor for coming to our aid.
TNG recalls that the Edo State Police Command had announced a week ago that an unspecified number of travellers waiting to board a train from Igueben in Igueben Local Government Area of the state to Warri in Delta State, were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen.
TNG had also reported the story as it was breaking.
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