Immigration Transfers Suspected Enugu Ritualist To Lagos Police (Photos + Video)

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over Obi Obieze, a native doctor based in Enugu State, to the Lagos State Police Command after intercepting him on Wednesday at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry-Seme Expressway. Obieze was attempting to flee the country when he was arrested.

The suspect, restrained with hand and leg cuffs and wearing a mask, was brought in by NIS operatives on Thursday and formally handed over to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, at the command headquarters. Selected journalists present during the handover were not permitted to speak with the suspect.

Obieze, also known as Obu Onyeka, had previously been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for his alleged involvement in kidnapping and ritual killings.

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According to findings, Obieze was trying to escape through Seme on a commercial Bajaj motorcycle when personnel of the NIS Lagos State Border Patrol Command apprehended him around 2:00 pm.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect, a resident of Umuojor village in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, had earlier evaded arrest and boarded a night bus to Mile 2 in Lagos, where he arrived around 10:00 am.

A source familiar with the arrest disclosed, “The commercial motorcyclist had passed the immigration checkpoint at Gbaji when an officer, recognizing the suspect, ordered the rider to stop. Obieze attempted to flee, but officers quickly apprehended him and took him to the command office. He was detained in the NIS cell while the controller of the Lagos State Border Patrol Command contacted NIS headquarters regarding the arrest,” the source revealed.

Obi Levi Obieze, a known traditionalist in Umuojor village in Isiagu community, Enugu State, is alleged to be involved in the abduction of a 13-year-old girl earlier this month. Reports indicate the girl was kidnapped by three men while heading to the farm with her father. She was later rescued from a shrine allegedly linked to Obieze.

The Enugu State Police Command confirmed the arrest of three suspects connected to the case on Wednesday. Additionally, two decomposing bodies were found sealed in a pit with concrete at the suspect’s residence.

The arrested suspects have been identified as Uche Kingsley Agumba (33), Ilo Nweze Onyedikachi (36), and Ejike Odinwankpa (38). They are currently in police custody, while Obieze had remained at large until his arrest.

Police sources have described the suspect as “a well-known traditionalist in Umuojor village, Isiagu community, where the crimes reportedly occurred.”

Obieze now faces transfer to Enugu State, where authorities say he will face further investigation and prosecution.