Police, Immigration Reject N4m Bribe From Suspected Killer of Bayelsa Estate Agent

Operatives of the Nigerian Immigration Service successful Festac, Lagos, and officers of Operation Puff Adder, Bayelsa State Police Command, person rejected a N4 cardinal bribe offered by George Idumangi, the suspected slayer of a 42-year-old property agent, Richard Ekpebu.

Idumangi was arrested connected Monday astatine the Festac Immigration bureau portion trying to cod his planetary passport.

His apprehension followed weeks of associated investigations betwixt the Bayelsa Police and Lagos information agencies.
According to constabulary sources, Operation Puff Adder had earlier alerted Immigration and Area E Police Command successful Festac astir imaginable moves by the fishy to evade arrest. That collaboration yet led to his capture.
A elder serviceman told reporters that Idumangi archetypal offered N4 cardinal to debar being handed implicit to the Bayelsa Police. He besides begged officers to fto him delete files from his telephone for N2 cardinal oregon destruct the instrumentality wholly for N3 million. All offers were firmly rejected.
When CSP Chris Nwaogbo and his squad from Operation Puff Adder arrived successful Lagos to instrumentality custody of the suspect, helium repeated the bribe effort but was again turned down.
His passport and telephone are present successful constabulary custody.

Idumangi, who hails from Ogbia section authorities country successful Bayelsa and is simply a subordinate of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), is accused of conspiring with others to abduct and execution Ekpebu connected July 24, 2025. Ekpebu’s assemblage was aboriginal recovered successful a bush on the Otuoke roadworthy adjacent Bayelsa Palm.

Others named successful the lawsuit see Victor Shadrack, besides called Doggy; a antheral known arsenic Insurance, an IYC subordinate and PAP beneficiary; and Miss Victory Benard Henry, Idumangi’s woman from Akwa Ibom. Victory, described arsenic the group’s armourer, allegedly received N1 cardinal for her role.

Police investigations traced Idumangi’s movements crossed Lagos, Lekki, Ikorodu, Festac, Ikeja, and Orile. Though helium escaped raids connected his hideouts, officers recovered his container containing 2 phones and an IYC tactical squad T-shirt.

Within 8 days, CSP Nwaogbo’s squad besides arrested Victory successful Yenagoa and recovered weapons from her, including a pump-action gun, unrecorded cartridges, bare AK-47 magazines, walkie-talkies, and firearm slings.

The fishy is expected to beryllium flown to Yenagoa soon to look further probe and prosecution.