Abia Police Command says it arrested a suspected kidnapper in Umuahia, rescued his victim, and recovered an N830,000 ransom.
In a press statement on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, the command named the suspect as Ibrahim Audu, male, 42 years old, and the victim as Onyebuchi Nwaoha, male, 46 years old, from Old Umuahia.
According to the police, “Acting on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Abia State Police Command, combed the Ogwashi Forest in Old Umuahia, Abia State, suspected to be a hideout for kidnappers.
“During the operation, the operatives were engaged by the kidnappers in a confrontation. The kidnappers, unable to withstand the superior firepower of the officers, fled the scene.
“However, the above-mentioned suspect was apprehended, and the victim was successfully rescued, while the ransom of ₦830,000 collected from the victim’s family was recovered.”
The command assured that investigations are ongoing, as efforts are in place to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, reiterated the Command’s commitment to ensuring the protection of lives and property, emphasising that improved security can be achieved through collective effort.
He, therefore, appealed to members of the public, as partners in crime prevention, to always provide timely and useful information to the police by visiting the nearest police station.
