08/09/2017

Updates Confession How we Kidnapped, Killed Catholic Priest’ – Suspects



Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...Murdered PriestThe suspected abductors of  Cyriacus Oninkwo, a Catholic priest of the Orlu Catholic Diocese, who was kidnapped on his way to his home town to arrange the funeral of his late father and later discovered dead have described how he was murdered.
The alleged killers who were paraded in Owerri by the state commissioner of police ,Chris Ezike, included Jude Madu, a 32-year-old former police corporal who was identified as the mastermind of the operation.

One of the alleged killers, Cyril Onyema, told journalist during the parade that they had covered the mouth of the priest to stop him from shouting, which led to his death.
The suspect said, “We didn’t know that he was a Catholic priest.
“It was after we kidnapped him that we found out that he was a priest. He started shouting that he was a priest, but we covered his mouth. Before we reached our destination, he was dead.
“The ex-policeman coordinated the operation. I stopped the car when our victim revealed his identity but he ordered me to move. I had to obey him because he was armed,” he said.
Others are Izuchukwu Okafor, 28; Cyril Onyema, 29; Emmanuel Ozuigbo, 29; Victor Ikechukwu, 33; and Ifechukwu Nwosu, 28.
According to Ezike, the operation leading to the arrest of the suspect involved the police in three states – Imo, Anambra, and Rivers states.
He said the suspects were tracked through the mobile phone of the murdered priest adding that the priest’s wristwatch was recovered from one of the six suspects.
Ezike said, “We used forensic technology and backed it up with hard work, commitment, passion and hunger for success.
“The ex-policeman was arrested with the late Reverend father’s mobile phone.
“The policeman, who has been dismissed, is a member of an armed robbery/kidnapping syndicate and took part in the operation. He was arrested on September 5 in Owerri in possession of the deceased’s phone. He has confessed to the crime.
“Rev. Fr. Onunkwo was abducted, tied up, his mouth was covered with a reel of adhesive tape and dumped in the boot of the car used by the hoodlums.
“He apparently gasped for air and could not make it. This interim finding has yet to be supported with a scientific examination which further investigation intends to explore.”
The commissioner explained that Okafor fled to Port Harcourt in Rivers State after the operation and was arrested at the Hotel Presidential in the city.
He added that another of the suspect, Onyema, drove the Toyota Avalon ash colour with number plate, ETU 368 AA, used for the operation.

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