The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers concerned within the abduction of a 24-year-old girl in Igbo Etche, Etche Native Authorities Space.
The suspects have been apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Particular Operations and Intelligence Crew (SOIT) after being tracked to a hideout in Egwi, Etche.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed that the suspects had efficiently collected ₦200,000 ransom from the sufferer earlier than their arrest.
She recognized the suspects as Ifeanyi Chukwu Alozie, 25, from Okomoko, Etche LGA, residing at Ndimasi Farm Highway, Igbo Etche, and Miracle Nwimene, 25, from Zakpo, Khana LGA, residing at Umuagagu, Etche.
Throughout preliminary interrogation, each suspects voluntarily confessed to the crime. They revealed that they lured the sufferer via a courting web site to Igbo Etche, the place she was kidnapped. Regardless of the relentless pursuit by the police, the suspects collected ₦200,000 from her family earlier than releasing her.
The suspects are at the moment in police custody, whereas investigations proceed to apprehend different accomplices. The sufferer has been safely debriefed and reunited together with her household.
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga A. Adepoju, recommended the operatives for his or her bravery and dedication, assuring the general public of the Command’s ongoing dedication to their security and safety.
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