Friday, August 23, 2024-The Imo State Police Command has arrested five members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate terrorising the state and rescued a 26-year-old woman.
The spokesperson of the
command, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August
22, 2024, said the victim was kidnapped from her residence in Obinze, Owerri
West LGA last Sunday.
In response to the report of the
kidnapping, the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, promptly deployed the
Command's Anti-Kidnapping Unit with all available operational resources and
intelligence to apprehend the suspects and ensure the safe rescue of the
victim.
“Following the CP's directives and
directives and collection of actionable intelligence, the operatives targeted a
forest hideout in Avu, where the suspects were located,”
"During the operation, the team
successfully rescued the victim unharmed and arrested five individuals: the
collection and arrested five suspects: Umaru Usman, 40, from Mauree in Sokoto;
Tukur Yau, 25, from Dawakinkudur in Kano State; Musbau Sabo, 18, from Warsaw
LGA in Kano State; Abdul Ibrahim, 30, from Sokoto State; and Jubrin Idris, 35,
from Sokoto State.
“The suspects were found in
possession of one pump-action gun, five cartridges, two daggers, a cutlass, and
various criminal charms.”
ASP Okoye said interrogation revealed
that the suspects were members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate responsible
for terrorising residents in Obinze, Avu, and surrounding areas while
investigations aimed at apprehending the remaining members of the gang and
ensuring they face the full extent of the law were ongoing.
In another development, police
operatives arrested one Nwauba Alex, 25, from Ezza LGA, Ebonyi State, during
its patrol in Owerri.
The suspect was caught in the act of
robbing two residents at gunpoint near Aladinma Primary School, Owerri.
According to the PPRO, one locally made
pistol, two rounds of live ammunition and torchlight were recovered from the
suspect and the victims were rescued unharmed.
“Upon interrogation, the
suspect admitted to the robbery and revealed that he purchased the shotgun from
an individual in Ezza, Ebonyi State," the statement read.
“Efforts are underway to
locate and arrest the gun manufacturers, who would be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law."
The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, urged the gallant
officers not to relent in ensuring that crimes were reduced to the barest
minimum in the state.
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