RAYMOND OZOJI reports
A concerned citizen of Anambra State who identified himself as Chief Nathaniel Okeke has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the alleged kidnap of a certain dramatis personae popularly known as Aso Rock said to be a rice dealer.
It would be recalled that a certain recorded phone conversation between the said Aso Rock and someone had gone viral recently where Aso Rock claimed that he and one Reverend Father were kidnapped and whisked to a certain kidnappers's den at Urum Awka-North Local Government Area.
In the viral phone conversation as recorded and released for the public, Aso Rock said he was blindfolded along with the priest and kept in a closet. He claimed to have spent ten million three hundred thousand naira as ransom while the priest according to him paid over twenty million naira for his freedom.
Aso Rock in the recorded phone conversation claimed that while in captivity, he saw how human beings were being slaughtered alive and their vital organs harvested for sale. He also claimed to have seen a well in the kidnappers's den where the remains of those slaughtered alive were thrown into.
Aso Rock in the recorded phone conversation narrated that the kidnappers operated an enterprise in the forest as they employed cooks who prepared their meals and those of their victims even as he maligned the governor Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo saying that he was insensitive to the safety and security of the citizens coupled with other unprintable allegations he levelled against the governor and government of the state.
Although the people of Urum have publicly denied that there is no kidnappers's den in their community as contained in the official statement signed by the traditional ruler His Royal Highness Igwe Benedict Ofozoba Nweke, the President-General Urum Development Union Hon. Felix Godwin Oranye and the Secretary General Urum Development Union Comrade Mathew Ekwoanya which read, "The attention of Urum community leadership and the security agencies have been drawn to a false and malicious rumour circulating about the existence of a "kidnappers' den" in Urum. This baseless information has caused unnecessary panic and tension among residents and visitors.
We wish to categorically state that after thorough investigations by security personnel and community leaders, there is no evidence to support the claim of any kidnappers' den in Urum. This rumour is a deliberate attempt by mischief-makers to tarnish the image of our peaceful community.
It is nothing more than a baseless fabrication and the handiwork of political propaganda aimed at tarnishing the image of the government and destabilizing the peace in our community. The leadership of Urum strongly distances itself from such unfounded propaganda, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of the good people of Urum Anike.
We urge the public to disregard this falsehood and go about their lawful activities without fear. Urum remains a safe, peaceful and welcoming community committed to the security and well-being of its residents and visitors.
We also encourage everyone to verify information before sharing it, as spreading unverified rumours can cause unwarranted panic and disrupt public peace. Anyone caught disseminating false information will be reported to the appropriate authorities for legal action. "
Meanwhile Chief Nathaniel Okeke was of the opinion that if Aso Rock in the recorded phone conversation say he was blindfolded at the Urum kidnappers's camp, how was he able to see human beings butchered alive and their vital parts harvested ? Okeke maintained that Aso Rock has a lot of compelling issues to answer to the authorities, if he was really kidnapped.
Okeke who described Aso Rock as a dubious character, said Aso Rock is fond of swindling people in his rice business; owing people debts running into millions of naira and refusing to pay them back their money. He said most of the time Aso Rock doesn't make accurate supplies to customers after collecting huge sums of money from them.
Chief Okeke therefore reasoned that Aso Rock could have faked his alleged kidnap to stop his creditors from coming after him. He therefore insisted that security agencies especially the DSS should not allow the recorded phone conversation of Aso Rock to be swept under the carpet instead he should be invited to explain in details how his make-believe abductors abducted him and bundled him to their camp at Urum where he claimed to have seen people being slaughtered alive even when he categorically stated in the recorded phone conversation that his eyes were blindfolded.
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