Italian Kidnapper Arrested In Delta State

50-year-old Italian kidnapper, Blessing Fernando, who reportedly abducted a victim in Delta State, was arrested 
at Ogbe-Isoko community where he went to collect an additional ransom of N50,000 from the victim’s relatives, having collected N250,000 initially.

The suspect who stays at Evowe Quarters of Ozoro in 
Isoko North LGA., was paraded alongside 22 suspected kidnappers and three armed at the command 
headquarters in Asaba yesterday.

According to the state Commissioner of Police, 
Zanna Ibrahim, the kidnapping syndicate had terrorised 
Ozoro and its environs for years.

“He was arrested at a scene where he came to collect
ransom of additional sum of N50,000 from the victim’s
relatives having robbed the victim the sum of N250,000.

Effort to arrest other fleeing gang members is on course
as case will be charged to court soon,” the commissioner
said.

According to NewTelegraph, upon interrogation,
 the suspect, who confessed to be a member of the
kidnapping syndicate, said he was co-opted under 
duress after he was duped of N600,000.


He said:

“They forced me to become their member, if I must get
back my money.

Me been desperate to recover back my money from 
them has landed me in this mess. They told me to go 
and wait at the scene where I was arrested for somebody 
who will bring some money from which they will offset what they had defrauded me.”

Fernando said his mother hailed from Isoko ethnic 
group in Delta State while his father was an Italian.