Suspected Kidnapper Says He Spent N1 Million From Kidnapping Proceeds On Prostitutes Every Day

Four suspected members of a kidnapping gang who are believed to have kidnapped Mrs. Hussana Adamu, the wife of a well-known businessman in Rivers, eight months ago, have been detained by officers of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau’s (FIB-IRT) Intelligence Response Team.

Hussana Adamu was freed a week later after a ransom of N20 million was paid.

However, a team led by DCP Tunji Disu detained four of the suspects, who were identified as Isiaka Hamidu, 30, from Adamawa State; Nwasaneo Goodluck, 34; Victor Nwidee, 29; and ThankGod Bariledun, 36, all from Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State, following a credible intel.

During interrogation, the main suspect, Isiaka Hamidu, a parrot and peacock vendor in Port Harcourt, claimed he had invited other gang members to kidnap Mrs. Adamu in order to get revenge on her husband, Musa Ahmad, who is originally from Maiduguri in Borno state but now resides in Port Harcourt in Rivers State.

He said, “One of my brothers worked for Alhaji Musa Ahmad, for 11 years. When he left to get married, all Alhaji Ahmad could pay my brother was N250,000.

“I was not happy with him because everyone knew he was very rich and could afford more than that. I decided to kidnap him or any member of his family.

“I contacted Goodluck, a long-time friend and told him about the situation. He was also angry and bought my kidnap idea.

“Goodluck in turn called the leader of the gang, Ojukwu, who mobilized and coordinated the woman’s kidnap, after I showed them her house. But I did not join them for the operation so that no one would recognize me.”

Hamidu claimed that the crime netted him N1.3 million. When questioned about what he did with the money, he replied, “I used N1 million out of it to f*** ashawo (commercial sex workers). I lodged in a hotel, invited prostitutes every night for one month. I slept with at least two ashawos every night for one month and I paid them N20,000 each. I used the remaining N300,000 to plant corn in the village”, adding that it was his first time being involved in a kidnap.

One of the suspects, Goodluck, who holds a Higher National Diploma from the Abia State Polytechnic Aba, confessed that he had obtained N5.5 million from the gang’s commander after the ransom was paid.

He said, “Out of it, I took N2 million, gave Isiaka N1.3 million while Victor got N500,000.”

Another suspect, ThankGod, asserted that he was unaware that the gang was involved in kidnapping. After the kidnapping, he claimed he received a call asking him to use his car to transport them to a location in the state’s Bori Khana Local Government Area.

He said, “The leader of the gang told me to take him somewhere in my car. On the way, I picked three other friends of his. From there, he directed me to where it was later discovered to be close to the victim’s house, where they kidnapped her and directed me to their hideout. That was when I knew they were kidnappers”

Victor, the fourth suspect, claimed that his responsibility was to keep track of the victim’s whereabouts and provide the information to the other gang members who were patiently waiting for the right moment to attack.

Additionally, he acknowledged getting N500,000 from Goodluck as his portion of the ransom and said he used the money to fix his Toyota Corolla.