Police operatives in Edo State are on the trail of three suspected kidnappers who also killed their victims after collecting ransom.
Among the victims of the kidnappers is Prof. Paul Erie, a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State.
The remains of Prof. Erie was on October 1 exhumed from a forest at Igbanke village in Orhionmwon local government area of the state, where the kidnappers used to keep, kill and bury their victims.
The varsity don was abducted on June 16 along Agbor-Uromi road while on his way to his residence at Igbanke.
His abductors collected huge ransom as payment but failed to release their victim.
A statement signed by the state’s police Public Relations Officer, DSP Stephen Onwochei, said the fleeing suspects would be arrested and prosecuted.
Onwochei in the statement said the police made little progress in the search for Prof. Erie until September 7 when two Chinese nationals were successfully released from their abductors.
He said it was the activities of a special intervention team set up by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike that led to the arrest of five suspects.
Names of the suspects were given as Awulu Sunday a.k.a Saseki, Lucky Owuadegbe, Jeremiah Amayo, Chucks Edobor and Stephen Usiagwu.
Onwochei explained that one of the suspects confessed to the kidnap and killing of Prof. Erie and volunteered to take the police to where Erie was buried.
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