Gunmen invade Owerri High Court, free kidnap suspect

Gunmen invade Owerri High Court, free kidnap suspect

Gunmen believed to be members of a notorious kidnap and armed robbery gang invaded the Owerri High Court on Friday and freed a suspected member of the syndicate , Henry Chibueze, who is known as Vampire.
The suspect and others had been brought into the court premises to face kidnapping and other heinous criminal charges before the attack .
It was gathered that shortly after Chibueze, who had been in prison custody in Owerri , and about 50 other in - mates were driven to the court in a police van, about six bandits , armed with sophisticated arms and weapons invaded the premises.
The bandits escaped with Chibueze after a shootout with security operatives, which left several persons with injuries.
The State Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Prisons Service , Mr . Maduba James , said the suspect , Henry , was at large and that over six people were critically injured during the gunfight .
The PRO said , “ We were in the office this morning when we got a distress call that some gunmen were in the court premises, we thought they were DSS officials because by then we were conveying over 50 in - mates to the state High Court for hearing.
“ However , the gunmen attacked some of our men and some of the in - mates . They were critically injured and have been taking to the hospital .
“ Nevertheless, one of the in - mates who we know as Vampire is at large presently but my Comptroller and other security operatives in the state are on top of the situation” .
When also contacted , the State Commissioner of Police , Taiwo Lakanu , said he was dressing up to go to work when he heard the sound gun shots.
He said , “ As the court is adjacent to my residence , I quickly moved all the policemen in my compound and we moved to rescue the situation. The hot chase led to the arrest of some suspects . ”

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