Two brothers identified as Maxwell Mathew (25) and Samuel Mathew (21), have been nabbed by the police for allegedly abducting a young man, Patrick Omoregie and withdrawing the sum of seventy million (N70m) naira from his bank account at Abraka Community, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State.
They were also said to have stolen from the victim’s Benz GLC300 car, an iPhone 16 Plus, and one hundred and fifty thousand naira (N150,000) in cash.
The police recovered about thirty million (N30 million) as the remainder of the seventy million (N70m) allegedly transferred from the victim’s bank by the suspects at gunpoint, DAILY POST can report.
The Police also recovered from the suspects the victim’s GLC 300 Benz, one helmet, one cut-to-size locally made single barrel gun, two cartridges, and two high-branded power bikes.
It was learned that the suspects who have been terrorizing Abraka Community with their criminal activities, ran to a hotel in Benin-City where they planned to sell the stolen vehicle just before they were arrested.
The suspects confessed that they used part of the money to pay the rent of their mother at Abraka Community.
The matter was transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Delta State Command, after a misunderstanding between the DPO, Urban Market Division, and Policemen in Abraka was settled.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, is yet to pick phone calls or reply to a text and WhatsApp messages sent to him for confirmation of the report.
Human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, has called on the Delta State Police Command, led by CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, to ensure a thorough investigation and prosecution of the suspects to serve as a deterrent to others in society.
He added that the victim’s money and vehicle should also be handed over to him without any stress.
