Detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Lagos Command, have arrested the killer of Reverend Father Cyriacus Onunkwo, a Catholic priest serving in Imo State.
The suspected killer Mr Raphael Ndukwe, was tracked down to his hideout in the Ajangbadi area of Ojo in Lagos via a security tip-off.
Rev(Fr.) Onunkwo was kidnapped in Imo State by gunmen on September 1, 2017 from his car and taken to Omumma, where his body was found the next day.
He was returning home to organise the funeral of his late father when he was abducted and taken to an unknown location.
Ndukwe , the kingpin of a notorious gang that have caused sorrow and mayhem , terrorising the peace of most parts Imo State for years. .
He was found in Lagos after four of his members were arrested in the state.
Ndukwe’s gang was also allegedly responsible for the kidnap of one Gloria Emordi who was said to have visited Imo State for a burial ceremony on April 22, 2017.
The Tiger(Ndukwe) was on a run and fled to Ojo then Ajangbadi.
But the police in Lagos finally tracked down the 29-year-old suspect and arrested him on September 10, 2017.
After his arrest, he has confessed to the crimes he committed both in Lagos and Imo, telling the police that this was not the first time he would be escaping to Lagos after engaging in a criminal operation.
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