
Mrs. Rhodes-Vivour was kidnapped in May this year.The three paraded
suspects are – Austine Umuroko, Wisdom Ovwigho and Oghenero Ogheneriwe,
all of who confessed to the crime.They were arrested by a joint team of
the Nigerian Army and the State Security Service at the Benin City
hideout.Parading the suspects before the Edo State Governor, Comrade
Adams Oshiomhole, Bello Barkori, the state director of the SSS, said
that sequel to the abduction of the Judge’s wife, her daughter and
driver, security operatives were able to rescue the victims and
apprehend some of the kidnappers.“The three suspects who are members of
the kidnap syndicate that abducted the Supreme Court judge’s wife were
arrested at 77 Norouwa Street, off 3 House, Upper Sakpoba Road, Benin
City”, he told the governor.According to Barkori, other members of the
gang who lived in Zomi Zomi area of Upper Sakpoba were alerted by
Umukoro about the presence of security men in their premises when they
escaped with the victims.The fleeing members of the gang are – Kelly,
Koto, Shaggy, Maxwell and Afoke.He said the suspects are currently
moving from Ugheli and Warri in Delta state, adding that measures had
been put in place to get them arrested.
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