Felix Silver, otherwise known as, Tradition, the alleged
mastermind of the kidnap of three female students of Babington Marcauly Junior
Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos State has been arrested by Lagos State Police Command.
Silver was named as the alleged leader of the gang that abducted the three female
students about four months ago.
The suspect was yesterday arrested by operatives of the
Special Anti-Robbery Squads (SARS). Silver recalled how he planned the
abduction of the three schoolgirls.
He said: “We were into oil bunkering before tragedy befell
us; 400 of our members were burnt by an inferno that engulfed the creek. After
mourning our dead members, Lemo, one of the suspects, brought the idea of
kidnapping.
"We deliberated on the issue and we saw reasons with him. We
resolved to start kidnapping. Because I have grey hairs and look tough, I was
appointed the leader of the group. We were seven in number, but we worked with
other groups. Well, we did the Babington Junior Seminary job. We stormed the
place with four boats. It was Lemo that brought his mother’s boats. Rufus
provided the arms and ammunition. Two Ak 47 rifle, 47 live cartridges, six
magazines and two locally made guns.
"We gained entry into the school by breaking through the
fence. When we entered the school, we started firing into the air to scare the
people. We picked three girls. We kept them in a tent we built in the creek.
We had DSTV in the bush, so we were monitoring the news. The school paid a
ransom of N5.4 million. They promised N5.6 million, but they shortchanged us
with N200,000. My share was N300,000 because we gave money to other gang
members because of the hardship in the creek.
"My gang was also responsible for the kidnap of some
workers in Dangote area of Ajah. We got N2 million. We also abducted a Chinese
in Lekki area. The police rescued the Chinese. It was Mosquito, one of the
suspects, who brought the useless job.
"I was arrested in Magbo, near Ojodu Berger where I went to
relax with my girlfriend," Silver said.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, who paraded
the suspect, said: "The Edo State-born Felix Silver is a kingpin known in
Ikorodu, Epe and Ibafo, Ogun State. He specialised in armed robbery, kidnapping
and pipeline vandalism. He is the mastermind of the schoolgirls’ abduction in
Ikorodu recently."
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