Monday, July 21, 2025 - The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in a self-orchestrated kidnap incident designed to extort money from the victim’s family.
The suspects are Chinecherem Okonkwo ‘f’ age 28years old and
Chinecherem Aronu ‘m’ age 30years old
According to the command's spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,
operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) acting on an
intelligence-led investigation of a disturbing report of alleged abduction of
Chinecherem Nwaokoye, a female student of Enugu State University of Science and
Technology (ESUT), stormed a lodge located at UNIZIK Temp Site, Awka, where the
victim was found alive and in the company of her male accomplice.
According to the report, Chinecherem had earlier contacted
her family on Tuesday, 8th July 2025, informing them that she was returning
home from school but never arrived.
‘’Her phone
remained switched off throughout that day. On Wednesday, 9th July 2025, her
family received a call from an unknown male voice who claimed responsibility
for her kidnap and demanded a ransom of N10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira) only.
After
negotiations, the ransom was reduced to N3,000,000, and a part payment of
N1,000,000 was later paid into the victim’s bank account.''Ikenga said
The police imagemaker added that upon interrogation, the duo
confessed to staging the kidnap as a plot to extract money from the girl’s
family. The female suspect, Chinecherem Nwaokoye, admitted she masterminded the
plan after watching a movie and intended to give the money to her boyfriend to
start a business.
He stated that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye
Orutugu, has directed that the suspects be charged to court without delay and
condemned the incident as a clear sign of deepening moral decay among some
youths in the society.
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