Three men charged with kidnapping, forcible confinement in Burnaby
Posted July 24, 2019 12:05 pm.
Last Updated July 24, 2019 12:09 pm.
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – Charges have been approved in connection to an apparent kidnapping at a Burnaby high-rise earlier this month that’s also led to an investigation by B.C.’s independent police watchdog.
Three men have been charged with kidnapping and forcible confinement after the RCMP responded to a suite in a Burnaby apartment building where someone was reportedly being held.
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It happened on July 4, and when police entered the unit, the three men inside attempted to leave by the balcony and one of them fell to the ground. He was transported to hospital where he was treated for serious injuries.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C., which looks into all police-involved situations in which someone is injured, was called in.
The other two men were arrested on lower floors, and the man who fell was arrested as well.
Obinna Njoku, 36, Abdulkadir Handule, 23, and Abdullah Abdullahi, who is 32 years old, have all been charged in relation to the case.
The victim of the alleged kidnapping was located safe and unharmed.
