The Nigerian Police paraded the body of the notorious
kidnapper and robber, Henry Chibueze, also known as
Vampire at the police headquarters in Owerri today,
revealing at the same time the mind chilling killings
carried out by the gangster and his followers.
According to the police, Vampire, by his own admission
had killed over 200 people, beginning from wiping out
his girlfriend and eight members of her family in Lagos.
“He had earlier confessed to the murder of his girlfriend
Sandra and eight (8) members of her family, among
them six (6) children in Lagos State. He alleged that the
girlfriend stole his N45million share of N110million
ransom paid by the family of one of his victims in
Omoku, Rivers Stats,” said CSP Jimoh Moshood, the
spokesman of the Police headquarters.
The police described Vampire as a cultist who later
turned into a vicious and dangerous kidnapper/armed
robber. He was first declared wanted in 2013.
The vampire gang, their weapons seized and the kigpin
on display in Owerri
Police said he was responsible for many cases of
kidnappings, armed robberies, murder of notable and
prominent personalities in Imo State and South Eastern/
South South States.
“He is a serial killer who also confessed to have killed
over Two Hundred (200) people in various kidnappings
and armed robbery attacks.
“He claimed responsibility for the murder of the
following persons; Placid Ejimadu (Nze Ji Obi),
Jonathan Ibemere aka Gwuogwuo and Livinus Iwumune
all natives of Agbaja Nwangele L.G.A. Imo State."
*The killing of a member of the Imo State House of
Assembly at Orji in 2015
* The kidnap/murder of a traditional rulers’ wife from
Mbaise in 2015 whose corpse has not been seen till
date.
*The kidnap/murder of a man from Malaysia at First
Bank World Bank Branch Owerri.
* The killing of 3 members of a family including a
woman from Nkwerre in 2012 after collecting ransom
from the family.
Also paraded were five members of his gang, Obinna
Elah, 26-years-old from Orlu, who was Vampire’s
second in command, Arinze Abecheta, 24 years, from
Okohia, Isiala Mbano L.G.A. and Chukwuebuka Ikeazota,
23, from Arochukwu in Abia state.
The fifth member of the gang was Samuel Ugochukwu,
24-years-old, also from Arochukwu in Abia and the
sixth was Clifford Aheana from Omu Awa in Ikwerre
LGA, Rivers State.
Police said they recovered five AK 47 rifles, 300 rounds
of AK 47 ammunition from the gang.
Charms were also
recovered from the body of Vampire, the killed leader of
the gang
The gang members were arrested early today by a
special police squad after a gun battle at Omu Awa
Forest in Ikwerre LGA of Rivers State.
“The Police Special Forces working under the
supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State
Police Command swooped on the hideout of Henry
Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’ and his gang and engaged them
in fierce gun battle that lasted several hours in the early
hours of 02/03/2017 at Omu Awa forest Ikwerre L.G.A.
of Rivers State.
“This operation was successfully carried out as the
dreaded, vicious and kidnap for ransom and armed
robbery kingpin, Henry Chibueze aka ‘Vampire’ and his
gang who were rescued by his criminal cohorts from the
Owerri High Court premises on 27/01/2017 from the
custody of Officers of the Nigeria Prisons Service died
during the shootout with the Police Special Forces and
all the other suspects mentioned above were arrested
and the exhibits listed recovered from them."
The police said the living members of the ‘Vampire’
gang have made useful statement, confessing and
admitting to have carried out four (4) successful kidnap
operations after the rescue of their gang leader at the
Owerri High Court premises on 27 January this year.
They will all be charged to court on completion of
investigation, Moshood said.
