A gang of car thieves, led by one
Solomon Abuede, have been arrested
by the police in Edo state.
They were arrested at Ewohimin with a
Sports Utility Vehicle they snatched in
Delta State.
Abuede who was among 46 suspects
arrested for various crimes across the
state since June, narrated how they
killed a medical doctor and raped his
fiancée at Ekpoma, headquarters of
Esan West Local Government Area of
Edo State.
According to him, they strangulated the doctor
before he was throwing his body into the well.
Abuede who disclosed that he has been in the
car theft business for 15 years said he had
taken part in several of the operation,
especially at Ekpoma and they had been
instructed to kill any victim with a flashy car,
The Nation reports.
He said the chief sponsor of the gang was 61-
year-old Sunday Oviasogie.
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Police
Another suspect named Ehis Ogbefu said their
‘command charm’ which they procured for
N60,000 failed them.
"We did the command charm at Ubiaja.
Anybody we talk to, even policemen, obey us.
The charm worked on the woman we collected
the car from but it did not work on policemen
at Ewohimin," he said.
Lamenting the failure of the said charm, Ehis
said when he returned home, he will demand
his money back.
Th state Police Commissioner, Foluso
Adebanjo said 2,112 live AK47 ammunition, 14
assorted guns, 22 live cartridges and seven
cars were recovered.
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