Alleged kidnapper Chinasa Okoye salutes Tinubu, ‘Brekete president’, admits carjacking
Chinasa Okoye, a suspect arrested for kidnapping in Abuja, has saluted President Bola Tinubu.
He denied being a kidnapper. Mr Okoye admitted to carjacking and holding the vehicle occupant captive.
It was unclear whether Mr Okoye made his confessional statement under duress.
Mr Okoye, who said he was a taxi driver, confessed to being an armed robber as journalists quizzed him as FCT police paraded him on Wednesday.
“First of all, I want to greet the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and (the) ordinary president of (the) Brekete family,” Mr Okoye said.
“I’ll say the truth and nothing but the truth. Between God and man, I’m not a kidnapper. I’ve not been in this business for any long at all. I’ve not kidnapped any,” Mr Okoye said.
He added, “I’ll explain. I and my friend, Chidebere, went on ‘parole’ to collect a car, to steal a car.”
According to Mr Okoye, his gang members, Yellow and Chidiebere, decided to abduct their victim to rob him of the money in his bank account.
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