Monday, October 28, 2024 – A former councillor, Ndubisi Okechhukwu, who
represented Emu-Uno in the Kwale Local Government Area of Delta State, has been
arrested over alleged kidnap attempt.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe; who
disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 27, 2024, said the councillor
was arrested following a credible intelligence received by the Divisional
Police Officer, Abbi Division, Florence Onum, about a plan to kidnap a
prominent woman in Abbi community.
“Acting on this intelligence, the DPO, Kwale, and operatives of the
division, embarked on a discreet investigation, and on October 21, 2024, at
about 1900hrs, one Hon. Ndubisi Okechhukwu, a two-times councillor in Emu-Uno,
Kwale, was arrested,” the statement read.
On interrogation, the suspect was said to have confessed to the
allegation, stating that he was suspended from being a councillor.
"He further stated that he wanted to kidnap the said woman so that
the Local Government would pay the ransom since he knew the woman was close to
the local government chairman.”
0 Comments