Breaking News: 140 kidnappers, cultists, robbers convicted- SACS commander ...warns Otoko community

The Commander of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad, SACS, of the Anambra state police command, Mr Bako Gado yesterday revealed that no fewer than 140 suspects that included,  kidnappers, cultists and armed robbers have been convicted while 10 were  freed by various courts in the state within two months of his assumption of office just as he warned Otoko Isuaniocha community, Awka North local Government Area, to make peace in their area.

 According to Mr Bako Gado the suspects were mostly arrested in Obosi, Nkpor, Ogidi, Ihiala and Awka before their arraignment in court.

Making this disclosure to newsmen in his office at Enugwu Ukwu, he express satisfaction that with the co-operation of the people in the state criminal activities would be curtailed within the shortest possible time adding that Governor Willie Obiano had through the commissioner of police, Mr. Karma Horsea, the police have been receiving enormous assistance to help flush out criminals from the state.

He also reacted to the leadership crisis rocking otoko Isuanocha community in which one  Chief  Anthony Onyeagolu accused the police of being bias in investigating the leadership crisis there which has torn it apart.

Reacting to the allegation in which  Onyeagolu accused  the police in
the state of extorting money from detained Otoko people , the
Commander regretted that some enemies of progress in the community that are self-centred should continue to hold the community hostage by formenting trouble aimed at enriching themselves as they thrive in crises at the detriment of
innocent people warning that the police would not allow that to continue unabated.

He urged them to turn a new leaf and avoid criminal activities  so as
not to be made to face the wrath of the law.

He recalled that, "when we were doing their case one of them who is
based in Ghana came down and carried the case file to Abuja"

"the problem in the area is leadership and not land issue and we did
not extort money from any body as they alleged"

In his reaction the the caretaker committee chairman for Peace
appointed by the daughters and inlaws, (Umuada/ Nwadiani) Donatus
Okeke accused the Onyeagolu family of causing the problem in the area
adding that, they think chairmanship of Otoko is their birth right ".

He said "#1.5million worth of economic trees that included iroko and
mahogany were cut, hewed and sold off by them and they want to head us
for life";

"their financier is their brother who lives in Ghana and he wants the
former chairman, Paulinus Onyeagolu who resigned after three years
instead of four years to come back and we said no since he personally
tendered his resignation letter and that is part of the crises now."