Nigeria Police - Disclosed Names of Four Suspected kidnappers and Killer of Col. Samaila Yunusa

Nigeria police have disclosed the names of the four suspected
kidnappers and killers of Col. Samaila Yunusa
The press release by the Nigerian Police Force below.....
Folloing discreet, sustained and painstaking intelligence, the Inspector General
of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Kaduna State Command SIB
operatives, smashed a deadly killer gang and arrested 4 suspects in connection
with the kidnapping and subsequent murder of an army officer, Col. Samaila
Yunusa, in Kaduna on 27th March, 2016.
Sequel to the kidnapping and killing of the officer, the IGP IRT deployed the Technical
and Human Intelligence assets of the Force which led to the arrest of a Prison Warder
named Abdullahi Adamu, who is a close associate of one of the prime suspects who
was using the Tecno mobile phone stolen from the slain Colonel. Further investigation
led to the arrest of two (2) of the prime suspects, namely: Ibrahim Kabiru ‘m’, 23, (aka
uztaz) and Ebele Precious ‘m’, 41 (aka pastor), while the gang leader Emeka Okeke
Cyprain ‘m’, 44, and one other member of the syndicate, Chijioke Ugwuanyi, ‘m’, 42 (aka
CJ) were later arrested.
Items recovered by the Police from this notorious gang, which specialised in car
snatching and truck hijacking in the State and selling same to unsuspecting members of
the public, include one AK 47 rifle, two magnum pistols, one Nissan Pathfinder Jeep
and documents of six (6) houses located in Anambra State of which Emeka Okeke
Cyprian confessed were proceeds of his previous criminal activities.
While commending the IGP IRT and operatives of the Kaduna State SIB detectives for
their commitment, diligence and professionalism which led to the breakthrough and
subsequent recovery of the weapons and a stolen Jeep, the Inspector-General of
Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, enjoined the citizens to continue to support the
Police with relevant information.
Meanwhile, all the four suspects arrested in connection with the crime and presently in
custody of the Force will soon be arraigned before a competent court of law for
criminal charges preferred against them while effort to arrest the fleeing members of
the gang continues.
Suspects Involved in the murder of an army officer, Col. Samaila Yunusa, in Kaduna on
27th March, 2016. FROM: L - R
1. Emeka Okeke Cyprain ‘m’, 44,
2. Ebele Precious ‘m’, 41 (aka pastor)
3. Ibrahim Kabiru ‘m’, 23, (aka uztaz)
4. Chijioke Ugwuanyi, ‘m’, 42 (aka CJ)
ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLE
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.