Gunmen suspected to be members of a notorious kidnap and armed robbery syndicate invaded the Owerri High Court on Friday and rescued a suspected member of the gang, Henry Chibueze, who is known as Vampire.
It was gathered that the suspect and others had been brought into the court premises to face kidnapping and other heinous criminal charges before the attack.
Shortly after Chibueze, who had been in prison custody in Owerri, and about 50 other in-mates were driven to the court in a police van, about six heavily armed bandits invaded the premises.
The gunmen escaped with Chibueze after a shootout with security operatives, which left several persons with injuries.
The State Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr. Maduba James, said the suspect, Henry, was at large and that over six people were critically injured during the gunfight.
The PRO said, “We were in the office this morning when we got a distress call that some gunmen were in the court premises, we thought they were DSS officials because by then we were conveying over 50 in-mates to the state High Court for hearing.
“However, the gunmen attacked some of our men and some of the in-mates. They were critically injured and have been taken to the hospital.
“Nevertheless, one of the in-mates who we know as Vampire is at large presently but my Comptroller and other security operatives in the state are on top of the situation”.
They call him “The Nwangele Imo State International Armed Bandit, His Royal Majesty, and the King of the jungle.
Two years ago, at the premises of Imo Police command, he was seen shouting down on the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha before the Commissioner of Police and his men, Director of SSS and hundreds of security operatives who were at State command during his parade, being apprehended years after declared wanted.
What a crime !
What a bravity !
What a Vampire’
Meanwhile, Gov Rochas Okorocha has declared wanted with a bounty of 5 million naira for information leading to the rearresting of notorious kidnapper,Henry Chibueze alias Vampire.
Owelle made this known yesterday after a security council meeting held in Owerri, the state capital.
The security meeting was at the instance of the invasion of high court premises in Owerri by suspected gang members who whisked away Chibueze popularly known as Vampire.
Vampire described as a notorious felon has been standing trial in connection with cases of kidnapping.
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