lar #EndSARS protest that shook the entire nation as youths across the country rose in protest against police brutality. An estimated 150 lives were lost across the country during the two weeks protest. Understandably the youths of Delta State were angry at the latest incident.
The Delta State government got wind of the protest march and panicked. The event of the proceeding weeks following the #endsars protest was still fresh in their mind. The international outrage that followed the killing of protesters in Lekki, Lagos a few weeks earlier was not lost on the Delta State government nor the police.
A source familiar with the case told SaharaReporters that some angry police officers decided to tip off the family of Amaka Ohanaja about how Gwamnishu cornered the N5 million given to them by the Delta state government, after receiving several bashings from the public following the Gloria Okolie incident. The Ohanaja family quickly petitioned the police Zone 5 Command against Gwamnishu.
SaharaReporters spoke to several people including his former associates and security agents who are conversant with Mr. Gwamnishu’s mode of operation. They painted a picture of a smooth operator who manages to hoodwink and sweet talk his victims while using social media and his philanthropic work as a cover.
Police sources told SaharaReporters that he was arrested in June 2011 and charged with ‘conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, and armed robbery” after he was accused of robbing his former boss. He was discharged and released from prison by an Asaba High Court in November 2015 for want of diligent prosecution. He insisted he was innocent and was merely set up by his former boss. A senior police officer who was familiar with his case however disagreed.
Among his social media followers who came to his aid was Hallmark Chibuzor Paul, a social media influencer. In a posting, he explained how he helped to raise money for Gwamnishu’s treatment only to realize it was a scam. He insisted that Gwamnishgu return the money. A few days later, realizing that he has been caught Gwamnishu issued a well-crafted message, titled “Apology from my sick bed” apologizing for his action but insisting it was only an error of judgment and not a fraud.
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