{"id":119287,"date":"2025-05-30T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T07:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119287"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T07:10:10","slug":"immigration-rearrests-fleeing-enugu-native-doctor-obieze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/immigration-rearrests-fleeing-enugu-native-doctor-obieze\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration rearrests fleeing Enugu native doctor, Obieze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed that its personnel have tracked down the wanted ritualist and Enugu state native doctor, Obi Levi Obieze, alias Levi Obu Onyeka, at the Badagry-Seme border.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recall that villagers busted kidnappers and ritualists&#8217; den at Umuojor in Umumba Ndiagu community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the discovery of two decomposing bodies inside a soak away pit of a native doctor, identified as Levi Obieze, popularly known as Ezeani, or \u2018E de play, e de show\u2019.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The discovery was made possible following the kidnapping of a young girl on Monday while accompanying her father to the farm. The young girl was kidnapped after her assailants deceived her father<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The service public relations officer, ACI Akinsola Akinlabi, made the disclosure in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has confirmed the arrest and discussions are on to hand over the kidnapper cum ritualist back to the Nigerian Police Force.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of the statement reads, \u201cAccording to reports, Obi Levi Obieze, a resident of Umuojor village in Isiagu Community, Enugu State, and a known native doctor, is alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl on 27th May, 2025.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe victim was reportedly abducted by a group of three men while walking with her father to farm. She was subsequently rescued by the police from a shrine purportedly linked to the suspect, according to a news article published on 28th May, 2025, by a national newspaper.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThrough credible intelligence, Obi Levi Obieze was apprehended by vigilant men of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Lagos State Border Patrol Command, at Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme Road while attempting to flee the country on a motorcycle. He is currently in custody, and his identity has been confirmed through a National Identity Management Commission enrolment slip found in his possession. During initial questioning, he admitted to the alleged crimes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Nigeria Immigration Service is collaborating with the Nigeria Police Force for the suspect\u2019s handover and further investigation while reaffirming its commitment to border security,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed that its personnel have tracked down the wanted ritualist and Enugu state native doctor, Obi Levi Obieze, alias Levi Obu&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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