Residents of Kokori community in Delta state are in celebratory mood after President Bola Tinubu granted amnesty to convicted and dreaded kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah.
The 44-year-old was a dreaded leader of a kidnapping and robbery gang that was implicated in the k!ll!ng of many police and military officers as well as some other victims.
On 25th September 2013, a combined security team of the Nigerian Army and DSS operatives arrested Kelvin.
Kelvin, also known as Kelvin Ibruvwe masterminded the kidnap of prominent lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on 24th August, 2013, along Auchi–Benin road.
He is also responsible for the following kidnaps:
1. A Judge of the Edo State Judiciary,
2. A top female official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS),
3. Dr Chudi NWIKE, a former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, who was k!lled by Kelvin while in captivity,
4. Several members of the NYSC and security agents.
He also masterminded various attacks against security personnel, carried out several armed robberies and kidnap operations in Delta, Edo, Rivers and Anambra States.
ONIARAH maintained operational bases and detention camps in Warri and Kokori communities in Delta State, Ugbokolo community in Benue State, Benin City in Edo State, and Aba in Abia State.
It would also be recalled that on the 18th September 2013, Kelvin issued a 60 day ultimatum to the federal government to release some of his boys who were arrested by the DSS or he would wreak havoc on innocent Nigerian citizens.
He was among those granted pardon by President Tinubu in the recent amnesty for some prisoners and has walked home freely after spending 12 years in imprisonment out of his 20 years sentence.
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