The 3- member gang who attacked and attempted to kidnap
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of ‘The Young Shall Grow Motors’, Chief
Vincent Obianodo, on August, 28, 2013 , are presently in the custody of the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command .
The trio has been identified as Victor Aminalechi,
Kingsley Chukwuma and Nnamdi John. However, Aminalechi and Chukwuma pointed
fingers at their partner Nnamdi, insisting that he was a member of the dreaded
gang that attempted the attack, they denied not knowing Nnamdi back them.
Aminalechi and Chukwuma were arrested in separate incidents of kidnapping and armed robbery. They told detectives that Nnamdi, armourer of their gang, told them that he and another gang, in 2013, attempted to kidnap the CEO of Young Shall Grow Motors.
The gunmen trailed the transporter as he
left office, until he reached his home, at 4th Avenue, Festac before they
launched the surprised attack on him.The assassins were however shocked when
the police fought to keep bullets from hitting the CEO.
Speaking on the attack, the then Police spokesperson,
Ngozi Braide, said Obianodo was attacked at 22 Road Festac Town.
She said: "The hoodlums opened fire at him and his
driver was shot dead. Obianodo was shot on the hand and the police corporal
with him was killed.”
According to her, a patrol team heard sporadic gunshots and raced towards the direction the gun sounds were coming from.
Her words: “Our men retaliated and the place was like a battlefield. When the dust settled, the police shot dead two of the men and others escaped with bullet wounds.”
Braide said that a Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), which the killers came with, was covered with bullet holes, adding that police recovered one AK 47, one AK49 rifles and eight magazines loaded with ammunition.
One of the suspects, Chukwuma, a cab driver, was arrested for being part of the gang that kidnapped two prominent business men and owners of filling stations in Lagos.
According to her, a patrol team heard sporadic gunshots and raced towards the direction the gun sounds were coming from.
Her words: “Our men retaliated and the place was like a battlefield. When the dust settled, the police shot dead two of the men and others escaped with bullet wounds.”
Braide said that a Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), which the killers came with, was covered with bullet holes, adding that police recovered one AK 47, one AK49 rifles and eight magazines loaded with ammunition.
One of the suspects, Chukwuma, a cab driver, was arrested for being part of the gang that kidnapped two prominent business men and owners of filling stations in Lagos.
He said: “Yes, l was involved in the kidnap of Kings
Petroleum and Dapson Chief Executive Officers in Lagos.”
Recalling what Nnamdi told him of the aborted kidnap ofObianodo, Chukwuma said:
“Nnamdi said that he nearly lost his life in that operation. He said that two
members of their gang based in Ghana lost their lives in the gun duel with
policemen attached to the CEO. Nnamdi used to be my friend. We live in the same
area at Igando. I’ve gone on two robbery operations with him. He was
part of those who went with us to rob two filling stations. I still remember
those of us who went on that operation. Those of us that went on the operation
are; Victor, Nnamdi, myself, Fridayand IK. We didn’t succeed in removing
money from the two filling stations because the attendants didn’t leave any.
We also robbed an ATM machine attached to a fast food restaurant. We got
some money there.”
Chukwuma continued his narration: “Nnamdi told me that
one of his friends who lived in Ghana organised and connected him to three men
for the kidnap of the Young Shall Grow CEO in Festac. He told me that the
first attempt was not successful. The gang had to regroup for a second
operation. Even in the second operation, they lost two men in gun battle with
the police and that he narrowly escaped death. Two of the gang members died and
a third later died as a result of bullet wounds.”
Animalechi revealed that he is a robber, not a kidnapper.He buttressed Chukwuma’s allegations against Nnamdi. He said: "Nnamdi told me that in 2013, four of them went to kidnap the Young Shall Grow Motors CEO in FESTAC area. He said that the police escorts of the Young Shall Grow Motors started firing. In the process, two of his men died.”
Animalechi revealed that he is a robber, not a kidnapper.He buttressed Chukwuma’s allegations against Nnamdi. He said: "Nnamdi told me that in 2013, four of them went to kidnap the Young Shall Grow Motors CEO in FESTAC area. He said that the police escorts of the Young Shall Grow Motors started firing. In the process, two of his men died.”
But Nnamdi, 35, fuming, vehemently denied being
involved in the attempted kidnap of the Young Shall Grow CEO. He however
admitted being a robber.
Nnamdi said: "I became an armed robber through one Okonkwo. He’s now dead. I used to keep guns for him. The guns were two. From then on, I started going out for robbery operations with Okonkwo’s gang. I’ve gone out for robbery operations with the gang up to six times. It was a robbery at Cotonou that led to my arrest. I provided the guns and operational vehicle used for the robbery. I got N7million as my share in the Cotonou robbery. I’ve never taken part in a kidnap before. They are telling lies in this matter and I don’t know why!"
Nnamdi said: "I became an armed robber through one Okonkwo. He’s now dead. I used to keep guns for him. The guns were two. From then on, I started going out for robbery operations with Okonkwo’s gang. I’ve gone out for robbery operations with the gang up to six times. It was a robbery at Cotonou that led to my arrest. I provided the guns and operational vehicle used for the robbery. I got N7million as my share in the Cotonou robbery. I’ve never taken part in a kidnap before. They are telling lies in this matter and I don’t know why!"
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