How NSCDC Nabbed “Madman” That Received N1.5m Credit Alert

To the residents of Isikan in Akure, the Ondo State capital, a madman, simply identified as Dele, is a pathetic “psychiatric patient” who only wandered around the streets in an insane manner without any noticeable destination.  But on Tuesday, he was arrested by the eagle eye of the Quick Response Squad (QRS) of the Nigeria Civil Defence Corpse (NSCDC) in Ondo State Command for kidnapping. During his arrest, no member of the public could have imagined that the pretending “madman” is a stinking millionaire who has carved a niche for himself throughout his alleged kidnapping business. Parading the suspect at the headquarters office of the NSCDC in Akure, the State Commandant, Pedro Awili, said his men, while on surveillance duty within the metropolis, arrested the pretending mad man.  Mr Awili explained that the NSCDC had been on the trail of “persons like him” for some time. “We have been on his trail for some days. It was a resident who spotted him that alerted our patrol team while on duty.
“To our surprise, we noticed he had a mobile phone because as a madam, he was not expected to have a functional mobile phone. “Few minutes after he was arrested, and his mobile phone seized, an alert of 1.5million Naira payment was received on it.
“Suddenly, he forcefully collected the phone and smashed it on the floor. We are going to repair the phone and ascertain the source or person that sent the money to him and the persons who he his working for,” he said. The NSCDC boss further noted that the culprit belongs to a serial kidnap syndicate terrorising people and innocent residents of the state.  He vowed that the command would investigate the case to a conclusion and ensure justice is properly served on the culprit. Mr Awili added that the suspect would be charged to court once all investigations are concluded and other collaborators are nabbed.
He tasked the general public in the state to be security conscious and report suspicious attitudes of people mostly “mad-men” in their vicinity to the security agencies. “We are advising members of the public that they should cooperate with the security agencies by giving us adequate, accurate and verified information that could help us carry out our mandates.“And people should watch their environment and know the kind of people they see especially ‘mad-men’ to know if truly, such a person is mad.”
Residents who spoke to LEADERSHIP Weekend in the neighborhood confirmed that the “madman” always walked in and around like the usual ones who are insane in the metropolitan city. “Nobody ever thought he is a kidnapper because he appears regularly like a typical madman. “I am sure the patrol team that arrested him must have acted on information because it would be difficult for anyone to believe that he is not an insane person,” one of the residents said. The case of “madmen” wandering the streets of Akure metropolis has become rampant, and the residents have begun to wonder what role can the state government play to end lunatic activities on the street of city. Speaking on this development, an environmentalist, Pastor Adebukun Ayodele, said that the government should have a stiffer law that could help evacuate these “set of lunatics on the street”. “You know this is not the first time the security agencies would arrest a mad man on the streets of Akure. “Ondo State government can always put in place an enabling law that can help withdraw these people from our streets. “Lagos State has laws, and it would be hard for you to see insane set of people on the streets of Lagos again because their law has a stiff penalty,” Mr Ayodele said.