The Nigerian man pictured named Osazuwa allegedly jumped to
his death from a 15-storey building on Monday October 13th as police
stormed a place he was staying with friends in Malaysia.
his death from a 15-storey building on Monday October 13th as police
stormed a place he was staying with friends in Malaysia.
According to local media report, a Nigerian student had lodged a police
report in Puchong on Sunday October 12th claiming his girlfriend had
been kidnapped by Osazuwa and his gang.
"The boyfriend said he received a call from a suspect who
demanded RM40,000 for the release of his girlfriend, also a
Nigerian student here.
report in Puchong on Sunday October 12th claiming his girlfriend had
been kidnapped by Osazuwa and his gang.
"The boyfriend said he received a call from a suspect who
demanded RM40,000 for the release of his girlfriend, also a
Nigerian student here.
We suspected the kidnappers were people
that the victim must have known. Police immediately tracked the
victim and her kidnappers’ whereabouts.” criminal investigator
Datuk Mohd Adnan Abdullah said.
that the victim must have known. Police immediately tracked the
victim and her kidnappers’ whereabouts.” criminal investigator
Datuk Mohd Adnan Abdullah said.
Malaysia police said the victim’s boyfriend cooperated with the police in
their investigations and he managed to coax the suspects into giving
him more time and told them he was gathering the funds.
The police managed to find the victim’s location on Monday. She was
being held in a condominium unit in Taman Melati, Ampang.
being held in a condominium unit in Taman Melati, Ampang.
“We formed a team to raid the condominium unit and moved in on
the suspects at about 5pm.”
Mohd Adnan said when police ambushed the unit located at the
condominium’s 13th floor, there were three Nigerian men and two local
women.
condominium’s 13th floor, there were three Nigerian men and two local
women.
The victim was being held in one of the rooms.
“Upon seeing the police, the suspects attempted to escape. The
raiding team arrested two women and two men,” he said.
The other suspect tried to climb down from the balcony to a unit below.
raiding team arrested two women and two men,” he said.
The other suspect tried to climb down from the balcony to a unit below.
However, he could not grab hold of anything and fell to his death.
“The suspect who died was in his 20s and we are still trying to
establish his identity,” Mohd Adnan said.
The victim was unharmed while in the custody of the suspects. He said
investigation are underway to determine how many other kidnapping
cases they were involved in.
establish his identity,” Mohd Adnan said.
The victim was unharmed while in the custody of the suspects. He said
investigation are underway to determine how many other kidnapping
cases they were involved in.
“The gang thought they could get money quickly by carrying out
this crime, but look what had happened — it has just gone awfully
wrong,” he said.
Source: Malaysia Star
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the comment writers alone and does not reflect or represent the views of Stephen Chuka