Photos Emerge As Police Parade Kidnap Kingpin John Ewa in Yenagoa

Photos Emerge As Police Parade Kidnap Kingpin John Ewa in Yenagoa

  • The embattled suspected kidnapper, John Ewa who was arrested by Police in Abuja has been paraded at the Bayelsa state police command
  • He was paraded alongside three other accomplices for alleged high-profile kidnapping
  • Meanwhile, some Nigerians took to social media to lambast Ewa as well as Chelsea fans because the suspect was donning a club's jersey

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Bayelsa, Yenagoa - The Bayelsa state police command on Monday, September 26 paraded the suspected Abuja-based Kidnap kingpin, John Ewa.

According to a Facebook post sighted by Legit.ng, Ewa paraded alongside three of his accomplices whose name is unknown.

John Ewa
John Ewa was arrested by Police operatives in Abuja and moved to Bayelsa where he was paraded alongside three other accomplices for alleged kidnapping. Photo: Emem Idio
Source: Facebook

Recall that Legit.ng earlier reported that the suspected Kidnapper was arrested in Abuja after videos of him emerge flaunting and dancing with hard currency.

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According to the police, before he went into full-time crime, Ewa John was a dispatch rider for a commercial bank.

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While working at the bank, Ewa reportedly ran several errands for his superiors which gave him access to privileged information that was supplied to criminals.

Nigerians reacts to Ewa's police parade

Meanwhile, some Nigerians took to social media to lambast Ewa for his shortcomings while some hilariously aimed a dig at Chelsea Football Club because Ewa was putting on a Chelsea jersey while he was paraded by the police.

Oyebisi Kolapo said:

"I always tell people, u can't make legit money and flaunt it, not too talk of lavish spending."

Pope Ayokunmi Ikushika

"I beg make them give am Arsenal Jersey now, Chelsea no get all this patience."

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Victor Sochima

"Nothing Chelsea no go see for John Ewa the kidnapper kingpin hand."

Pius Waritimi

"The real kidnappers and murderers are our political elites that hijacked our democracy after the military handed over. They stole the people blind and flaunted such, what society is facing now is the wake of this recklessness."

MinisterSaint Clement said:

"Nigeria's government should grant them pardon as repented kidnappers. As they did to repented Boko haram."

Court gives final verdict on Evans the kidnapper

In another development, an Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced popular kidnap kingpin Evans and his accomplice to 21 years of imprisonment.

Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentences to Evans and his accomplice on Monday after convicting them on Friday on 2 counts of conspiracy and kidnapping.

Evans, in the company of his co-defendant, kidnapped one businessman, Sylvanus Hafia, and collected $2m as ransom from his family.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.