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8— SATURDAY Vanguard, JUNE 1, 2019 How we kidnapped American, Canadian expatriates in Kaduna — Suspects T wo members of a notorious Fulani kidnap gang who took part in the 2018 kidnap of two American and two Canadian expatriates, working in Kaduna State and the subsequent killing of two policemen providing security escort for the expatriates, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT. Vanguard gathered that four other members of the gang, including the leader of the gang, identified simply as Dogo, were gunned down when operatives of the IRT stormed the gang’s camp located inside a deep forest in Kuiere near Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Sources disclosed to Vanguard that the IRT operatives, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, trailed the suspects, who were also known to herdsmen, into the Kagarko forest and had an exchange of gunfire with the bandits when they approached the camp. Two members of the gang, Abdulmimini Adamu and Usmana Abdulahi, managed to escape from the scene but they were later rearrested by the IRT operatives in Kano and Kaduna States. It was gathered that the operatives trailed Adamu to Kano State through the information they gathered from his camp in Kuiere area of Kaduna State while Abdulahi was apprehended in his farm, where he had gone to hide to evade police arrest. The suspects, in their interviews narrated their roles in the kidnap. While 20-yer-old, Adamu, a native of Igabi Local Government in Kaduna State who was married with a child said he took active part in the kidnap of the expatriates and the killing of the policemen, Abdulahi, said he was the person supplying food to the kidnappers. According to Adamu; “I am a farmer and a cattle rearer, my boss, Dogo, got me involved in kidnapping. In my first operation we killed two policemen and took away their rifles. We eventually kidnapped four white people, two of them were Americans but I don’t know the nationality of the other two. We attacked the expatriates along Jere road in Southern Kaduna area of the state and it was an informant who gave us the information about the job. Nine of us took part in the attack, five of us were armed with Ak-47 rifles, while four others were holding sticks. I was holding a stick, while the people who had guns were in front. When the vehicle conveying the expatriates got to where we were, my boss and those with guns started firing and they MTN makes final payment of N55bn to NCC By prince Okafor MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, yesterday said it has paid the sixth and final instalment of N55 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The Information and Communications Technology, ICT, company, also stated that this completes MTN’s payment of the N330 billion negotiated settlement agreed between the NCC and the company in 2016. The ICT Company and NCC had reached •Suspects forced the vehicle to a stop. We then killed the policemen providing escorts to the expatriates on the spot before taking the expatriates into the bush. We trekked all through the night until we got to the camp at Kuiere in Kaduna State. The expatriates spent three days with us in the camp and we fed them with rice and beans. They ate three times daily and we also gave them bottled water to drink. One of our gang members who understood English language very well contacted the people who paid the ransom. I don’t know the amount he demanded, but I suspected it to be around N100 million. I don’t know the exact amount that was paid but I got N5million as my share after the ransom was paid. I bought some cows with my share of the ransom and they are presently with my brother in my village. I was arrested 10 days after the police burst our camp and I fled to Kano State. I was in Kano State to visit my friend and I didn’t know that the police were on my trail, I was shocked they caught me in my friend’s house. In his own confession, 26- year-old Usmana Abdulahi said “I am married with two wives, I am from Kagaroko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. I am a famer and I am also into cattle rearing. I am not a kidnapper but I supplied food items and cooking ingredients to the kidnapper in their camp a negotiated settlement in relation to the fine imposed on them in 2015 as a result of a dispute over the disconnection of unregistered SIM cards amongst its subscriber base. According to Chief Corporate Relations Officer, MTN, Tobechukwu Okigbo, “The successful resolution of the fine was the outcome of active collaboration between the NCC and MTN. “We are very pleased to have completed the payment of the N330 billon negotiated set- when they kidnapped the white people. The first time I took the food to the camp, they didn’t allow me to see the white people. They stopped me at a distance and took the food items I brought from me. On the second day when I took the food items to the kidnappers, they brought out two of the white people and took them to a section of the camp where they could make calls and contact their relatives for the ransom. It was Abdulmumu who contacted me to supply food for the kidnappers and he was the only member of the gang who knows me and he gave me N1million as my share after the ransom was paid. tlement with the NCC. We are particularly gratified to be in a position to have fully met the terms of the settlement within the agreed timeframes. “I would like to thank the NCC for their constructive and collaborative approach to this issue, and believe that we emerge from it with a stronger relationship, focused on ensuring maximum value is delivered to our people, from a strong and growing telecoms sector.” B-R-I-E-F-S Jettison Fulani Radio — Taiga The President General of Urhobo Progress Union, Olorogun Moses Taiga, has urged the Federal Government to jettison plans to set up a radio station devoted solely to broadcast in Fulani language. In a press statement he personally signed, the UPU PG said “the Urhobo Nation is appalled by the setting up of a Fulani Radio. Whatever the argument the government might put forward, this radio station is ill timed and insensitive to the feelings of the Urhobo people and other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria, whose portions of land towns and villages the Fulani herdsmen have forcefully taken over. The UPU appreciates the need to promote the speaking of indigenous languages, but any government effort should either be holistic or each ethnic nationality should be left to preserve its culture and language. The selective promotion of the Fulani language has heightened tension among ethnic nationalities in the country and the project should be jettisoned at once.” Taiga also lamented “worsening insecurity in Nigeria, including Urhobo land. Okunbo, Afolabi, Tein-Jackrich to lead conversation on modern-day slavery Chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions, Capt Idahosa Okunbo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi, and Founder of Belemaoil Producing Ltd, Mr. Tein Jack-Rich would lead a high-level discussion on the need to address the rising menace of modern-day slavery and human trafficking in Nigeria. With the coming on board by these three business leaders in the fight to end modern slavery, it is expected that stakeholders in the struggle to end modern slavery, would join the fight for a human trafficking-free nation. The conference being convened by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) which would hold in Abuja on June 10, 2019, is expected to feature other prominent speakers and opinion leaders. Chairman of the forum, Mr. Moses Siasia said the speakers would be discussing various options to end human trafficking in Nigeria and Africa. Again, Shi’ites, police clash in Kaduna Ben Agande, Kaduna MEMBERS of the Islamic Movement in Nige ria (IMN), again clashed with the police as the Islamic sect embarked on their annual Quds Day celebration. According to eye witness account, members of the Shiites trooped out in large number around Kano road\ Ahmadu Bello Way for the procession when the police swooped on them, firing tear gas canisters to disperse them. The incidence sparked panic among traders and other road users who hurriedly <strong>move</strong>d to avert being caught in the crossfire. Three members of the Shiites were said to have been wounded by the police, and rushed to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention. But in a statement, the Spokesman of IMN, Ibrahim Musa claimed that members of the sect were attacked by the police. “A large contingent of the police in battle gear had been threateningly patrolling the streets of Kaduna even before the commencement of the march. “Hardly had the peaceful march started when the armed policemen opened fire without warning, with tear gas and live ammunition indiscriminately. This led to pandemonium on the busy streets of the central area. Sanwo-Olu appoints Ayinde as Chief of Staff, Soyannwo as Deputy LAGOS State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday announced the appointment of his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff. In a statement signed by his deputy chief press secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu named Mr. Tayo Ayinde as his Chief of Staff and Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo as deputy chief of staff. Ayinde, an alumnus of Havard Business School, Boston, USA and University of Cambridge, United Kingdom is a former security and intelligence personnel. He served as chief security detail to the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from 1999 to 2007. Ayinde also served as the Director General of the Babajide Sanwo- Olu Independent Campaign Group between 2018 and 2019. Soyannwo, a seasoned banker has worked in various management capacity between 2005 to 2009 heading various strategic units. Until the present appointment, Soyannwo was Managing Consultant at Cranbrook Financial Consulting Services. The appointment takes immediate effect.
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