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General News on Thursday, June 6, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-06-06
Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga makes a confession
A member of a notorious smuggling syndicate that was arrested in Nigeria confessed to having sourced in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
The suspect, along with his other three union members, was arrested with 38 kidnappers between May 25 and June 3, 2019.
Their names are Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga (45), Oladimeji Adeogun (50), Habib Musibau (24) and Thomas Olumuyiwa (54).
The arrests were made by the Police Intelligence Response Unit, the Special Tactical Squad and the Counter-Terrorism Unit of Operation Puff Adder in northwestern Nigeria.
One of the suspects said that weapons had been smuggled from Burkina Faso and Ghana by vehicles.
He revealed that the weapons were generally hidden under the floor of vehicles, which were almost never checked at the various checkpoints.
"It's a deal. I am a shooter. I have been doing it for 15 years. I am not the one who brings [the arms into Nigeria]. I have contacts in Burkina Faso and Ghana … They hide it in a vehicle, under the floor of the vehicle. Perfectly hidden, they sometimes use hides and skins, which is easier for them in Burkina Faso and the Sahara regions, "said Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga, one of the suspects.
The Nigerian police recovered a total of 6,000 AK-47s from live ammunition.
The Force's public relations officer, DCP Frank Mba, said the investigations revealed that the union was specialized in the smuggling of arms and ammunition from North Africa via the Middle East region. Sahel and supplied them to their criminal partners in Nigeria.
Mba added: "In addition, 24 AK-47 rifles, four shotguns, 11 Danish pistols, 10 English pistols, two single-barreled shotguns, an army camouflage set and 22 rounds were recovered from gangs in different parts of the country. .
"Thirty-eight suspects have also been arrested for their various roles in various criminal operations ranging from kidnapping to armed robberies to banditry and cattle theft," said the policeman.
He added that the union sometimes concealed weapons in toys to allow them to cross unsuspecting police checkpoints.
This development follows many discussions in Ghana and the country's great warning about terror threats and kidnappings in Ghana.
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