On Sunday I was kidnapped by some group of policemen at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. They stripped me like a common criminal.

They started chasing me with a Toyota car from Ikot Ekpene plaza and I didn’t know that any vehicle was chasing me until they double crossed my car at the boundary between Ikot Ekpene and Essien Udim near the Polytechnic. When I saw a gun through the window what came to my mind was that they were kidnappers or hired assassins. I wanted to open my door and jump out, at least run into bush until I saw two persons among them wearing Police apron. They came and pointed gun at me, ordering me to come down, asking what brought me to Akwa Ibom. I told them I was returning for a programme in Calabar and moreover as a business man I don’t select states I travel to. They insisted I had a mission in Akwa Ibom and ordered my driver to move to divisional headquarters in Ikot Ekpene. I was carrying one other person in front.

I asked them what I did, is it an arrest, did anyone report me, they said until I get to the division.

Getting there they started interrogating me, asking what I came to do in Akwa Ibom, they said I am the one sending my boys to kill Police in Orlu, Imo State and Essien Udim in Akwa Ibom, I denied all allegations, and that I was also sending militants to burst pipeline in riverine areas which I denied, and that I threatened to kill Police during my press briefing after they watched the video and their ears could not filter what I said.

They took plank and heat me on my left hand about three times, and the two innocent boys in my car, my driver and somebody I carried from Itu to come and do work for me were mercilessly beaten by one Igbo officer among them who insulted me and made mockery of me that I will join Nnamdi Kanu where he is.

Later around 7pm the commander of the squad called me one side asking what I will give them to free me and not transfer me to Uyo of Owerri, they requested for 6million naira, though it sounded as a joke to me, I negotiated for 300k and after much dialogue they agreed...I requested for my phone to contact who will send the money...I contacted someone for assistance, after that they invited a POS girl to use her account to receive the money.

They were hiding it from their overall divisional officer.

The arrest was not authorized by Akwa Ibom State government otherwise I would have been moved to Uyo on the orders of the CP.

I want to use this opportunity to call on the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel, to investigate and fish out criminals among Police officers in Ikot Ekpene, this is a clear kidnapping and a breach of my fundamental human rights and I won’t be taking it lightly.

I await my lawyer to advise me on what to do.

•Chimezie Richards, leader of Biafra Nations League (BnL), narrated his experience in a statement to News Express.

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