Police have paraded Kidnap Kingpin John Lyon in Bayelsa.
Glamtush reports that kidnap kingpin, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ewa, popularly known as John Lion arrested in Abuja and responsible for high-profile kidnappings in Bayelsa State has been paraded alongside three members of his gang by the police at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Emmanuel was apprehended by operatives of Operation Puff Adder in Abuja and was immediately transferred to Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, where he was paraded to the press.
He was paraded alongside his three other Accomplices, Emmanuel Charles Angase, a 37years native of Azuzuma Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Innocent Kingsley, 31 years, a native of Egbu Community Etche LGA, Rivers State, and one Timi Werikumo a 21-years old native of Azuzuama Community Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State. Other members of his gang are yet to be caught.
On his involvement in kidnapping, the prime suspect, John Lion, a 30-year-old native of Eruah Community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, said, “I was involved in the kidnapping of Danjuma, I was not aware of the kidnapping, I was told they have a business together, I should just tell them where he is staying. I was working there in Sterling Bank as a cleaner, I left there in 2003.
I appreciate not being part of the gang, I was just misled. In sharing of the ransom they gave me as a dash N1.5 Million then $10,000 was given to me by Emmanuel when I change the money it was N7.5m.
“Lion is my name, it is the English translation of Ewa. I played the role of showing them Danjuma’s house. I did not play any role in Akin’s kidnap, I only showed them his house that he is the former boss I didn’t know that they were kidnappers.”
In a viral video, Iyon, who was handcuffed, claimed he had only participated in two kidnapping operations before his arrest.
