Contrary to speculation that an Abuja socialite, popularly known as John Lyon, alleged to have kidnapped prominent persons in Bayelsa State, was arrested yesterday in Abuja, it has been learnt that he was apprehended since September 15.
A police source in the state said that his arrest was not made known because the police did not want to jeopardize the investigation.
The source said police authorities in the state were on the trail of his accomplices who fled on hearing of the arrest of their suspected arrow head.
The source said the suspect, John Eka Ewa, an indigene of Cross River State, was not related to Chief David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress governorship (APC) candidate in the 2019 election in Bayelsa State.
