Many residents of Agbarho community in Ughelli North region of Delta State had been thanking God for the life of a community member who they all saw as a hugely prosperous businessman for as long as two years.
According to Sun News, Victor Dominic Ovo is the owner of a unique structure in the neighborhood. And he was kind enough to give a portion of the building to a pastor who had been using it for a while.
However, the pastor and other members of the congregation were unaware of anything.
The well-built bungalow that was supposed to be this “rich businessman’s” residence was actually a hideout for many kidnap victims.
Detectives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), who had previously arrested Victor Dominic Ovo at a different venue, stormed the building, giving members of the church and the community the shock of their lives.
When they saw Dominic in chains, several people who had gathered for their fellowship bolted. He led the operatives to the main building, where various weapons were stationed.
Dominic, a native of Oghara in Sapelle Local Government Area of Delta State claimed that he was the one who handled the negotiation of ransom.
“I dropped out of university and went into wood business and illegal oil bunkering. I also have a poultry farm by the side so that if anyone queries my source of income, I will show them my farm.
“Once you are into anything illegal, you will naturally meet bad friends. This was how I met the others and we formed a five-man gang. I own exotic cars, which we normally used for our kidnap operations.
“A bank staff kidnap was arranged by Okpaka who was a staff of the bank. The first person paid us N15million in dollars as ordered by us. The second and third victim also paid the same sum. Okpaka chose the rich ones among them and just as he predicted, they paid good money and my total share from the three victims was about 5million.”
