By Adesina Soyooye
A kidnapper in Uromi, Esan Local Government, Edo State, has lamented the fate that has befallen him and his family.
Oboh Odianosen, a kidnapper, on arrest, led the Edo State Task Force to his father’s house where he lived, and watched as bulldozers went to work and demolished the family house started by his father and completed by him.
The demolished house was the only they had. Now, the family has nowhere to stay.
In shock, and full of regrets as he watched the demolition on Wednesday March 19, he confessed his culpability and revealed that his share from the N5 million ransom was N800, 000. And, for that sum, which he now knows is nothing compared to the demolition of the house and the punishment, that awaits him still, he lamented: “Because of N800,000, they are demolishing my father’s house.”
Trouble started for Odianosen when he and his gang of five, abducted a man in Ekpoma.
According to him, as is usually the case, they took the man into an Uromi forest where they kept him for three days until the N5 million ransom was paid.
He blamed one of his partners in crime for mentioning his name when he was caught.
His words: “My name is Odianosen Oboh. This is my house. My father started the building, but I completed it.
“It was my friend, Epama, that I followed for the operation. We abducted a man from Ekpoma and moved him in a car that later broke down. I had to use my motorcycle to take him into the bush in Uromi, where we kept him for three days until his family paid the ransom.”
“It was Epama who mentioned my name after he was arrested. Now, they are demolishing my father’s house because of N800,000. My family has no home, and my children are outside. Everyone should stay away from crime.”
He said he used his share of N800,000 to settle some of his debts and other pressing issues.
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