Police Operatives attached to Oba Police Divisional Headquarters of the Idemili South Local Government Area on 27th November, 2024 by 11:54 am arrested one notorious Kidnapper and three other accomplices.
A statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the suspects were arrested “after a ransom of Two hundred thousand Naira was paid for the release of the victims in captivity.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect, one Ifechukwu Ibesimako (M) aged 19 years of Aboji Village Oba and three other accomplices lured their victims through social media chats by proposing friendship to them and holding them hostage until their relatives paid a certain amount to their gang before they are released.
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.