Three suspects, who attacked the
farmhouse of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Ibrahim Magu, have been arrested.
The suspects include a dismissed
Nigerian Air Force Officer, Vincent Michael, with number: NAF12/26972L/CPL,
Inalegwu Omikpa, and Francis Ochife.
The attack launched on the
farmhouse led to the death of a policeman, Sergeant Haruna Sarki, who was on
guard.
Upon interrogation, Michael told
journalists in Abuja on Monday that they raided the farmhouse because they were
informed that Magu was keeping huge sums of money there.
The suspect said they were
convinced that money was being kept in the farm because there were only a cow
and two sheep, which were being guarded by two policemen.
Michael said, “In November 2017,
a friend of mine told me that his friend, Omikpa, told him that there was money
at Magu’s house and that we should go and take it.
“At first, I did not buy the idea
but he called me again and told me that we were not going to rob. He said all
we needed to do was to go and dig the soakaway and get the money out.
“So, December 12, we went to the
place and when we got there with two other soldiers, who were contacted by
Omikpa, the captain grabbed the policeman who was on duty, I held his neck and
Omikpa tied his hand and leg.
“After he was tied, I picked up
the digger and made my way to the soakaway. I noticed a ray of torchlight and
then I went back and noticed that a boy who kills animals at the farm was also
there.
“They tied him also and the
captain came to join me where I was breaking the soakaway. I broke two
soakaways but I did not see any money. I received a phone call later that
people had started noticing that we were on the farm, so we left.”
On who was responsible for the
death of the policeman, the dismissed NAF officer said Omikpa killed the cop.
“Omikpa killed the policeman
because we left him with the policeman and he later came to join us where we
were breaking the soakaway,” he stated.
Speaking during the parade of the
suspects at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday, the Deputy Force
Spokesman, SP Aremu Adeniran, said Michael was handed over to the police by the
NAF after he was dismissed from service for his involvement in the attack.
He added that two other NAF
personnel who took part in the operation were currently facing disciplinary
action with the NAF and would be handed over to the police thereafter.
Items recovered from them
included two police AK47 rifles, two mobile phones, two magazines and 60 rounds
of AK47 ammunition.
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