Fresh facts have emerged on how the late dismissed Police Corporal and alleged billionaire kidnapper, Collins Ezenwa, otherwise known as E-Money, was tricked by his gang member into Police trap and killed by policemen from the Imo State Police Command.
According to one of Ezenwa’s gang members, Ifeanyi Asiegbuelam, who is presently a guest in the custody of operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, his late boss was deceived by another gang member, identified as Chinwedu.
The treachery, Asiegbuelam said, led to the killing of Ezenwa.
It has, however, been discovered that Chinwedu had no choice than to deceive Ezenwa.
Chinwedu was acting act out a script given to him by policemen, who had earlier arrested him for kidnapping.
Ezenwa, unaware that his man had been arrested, called and told him that he needed some of his guns for an operation he was embarking on.
The policemen, who had been monitoring Chinwedu’s phone, told him what to tell Ezenwa and where to ask the late Corporal to meet him.
Asiegbuelam, who said that he was with Ezenwa on the day they went to collect the guns from Chiwendu, added that three gang members were killed, including Ezenwa.
He said he was fortunate to bolt into a nearby bush.
Recollecting how Ezenwa was killed, Asiegbuelam said: “One month after we kidnapped a man in a Toyota Highlander vehicle, E-money came to my house in Ikeduru with two of our gang members, PA and De-Don.
“He told us that he has an operation, but he didn’t tell us who the target was.
“He called Chinwedu to bring his AK-47 rifles.
“We didn’t know that Chinwedu had been arrested and was in the custody of Imo State Police Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
“While we were calling Chinwedu, the Police made him to tell Ezenwa, De-Don, PA and I to meet him at a location where we could collect the rifle and proceed for the operation.
“But when we got there, E-money sensed danger, stopped his SUV and started running.
“De-Don and PA joined him, heading to the same direction.
