state correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, Miss Chidi Opara,
who was abducted at her Uratta, Owerri residence.
Briefing newsmen on the incident yesterday, the state Commissioner of
Police, Austin Evbakavbokun, disclosed that no ransom was paid for her
release, adding that the police is still intensifying effort to
recover her Toyota Lexus SUV in which she was kidnapped and also
arrest her abductors.
"Yesterday, we were alerted about the kidnap of the state
correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, because of the pressure
from my men, she was released but we would not relent till we recover
her vehicle and arrest the kidnappers," Evbakvbokun said.
Meanwhile, Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping unit of the Imo State
Police Command have arrested members of a child kidnapping syndicate
in the state.
The suspects, Kelechi Nwogu (22) and Ebuka Ibe (23) grabbed the
victim, when they were returning from school at Amazu Amato, in the
Orsu Council area.
"The two victims were being conveyed by the suspects to a prospective
buyer before operatives pursued and arrested them", When a search was
conducted in the house of one of the suspects (Ibe), one locally made
pistol, with one round of 99mm live ammunition, one locally made short
gun with cartridge, one locally made single barrel gum and two big
iron cutters were recovered there.
Also following the report of the kidnap of one Mr. Martins Ndukwu of
Umuokanne Mgbirichi Road, in the Ohaji/Egbema Council Area
Evabakhavbokum, said that operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit of
his Command arrested one Barnabas Chidiebere (34) Chinwendu Okaru (29)
Chibundu Amadi (32) and Kenneth Ordu (29), all of Ohaji/Egbema LGA,
stating that the suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnap
of the victim who had been rescued unhurt.
—ImoStateBlog
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