By Ovat Abeng
Police Operatives attached to Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State have arrested one notorious Kidnapper and three other accomplices after a ransom
of two hundred thousand Naira was paid for the release of the victims in captivity.
The State Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Wednesday, said the arrest took place at about 11:54 am on Wednesday, November 27th, 2024.
Ikenga said the operatives also rescued two female victims between the ages of 15 – 19 years in the council area.
According to him, preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect, one Ifechukwu Ibesimako (m) aged 19 years of Aboji Village Oba and other three accomplices lured their victims through social media chats, by proposing friendship to them and holding them hostage until their relatives pay a certain amount to their gang before they are released.
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Also, the arrest of the suspect and his accomplice brought more revelations of their criminal activities in the area and a report of another female victim who had already paid ransom and was released months ago.
To this end, the State Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam while admonishing the teeming youths to be careful of the people they meet on social media, directed the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti-Kidnapping/robbery Squad of the Command for comprehensive investigations.