A 19-year-old alleged notorious kidnapper, Ifechukwu Ibesimako has been arrested alongside three unnamed accomplices by operatives from the Divisional Police Headquarters in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state.
Penpushing reports that Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement adding that the 19-year-old boy allegedly kidnapped female victims after luring them with fake friendship proposals.
The police spokesperson, a superintendent of police, said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday adding that he hails from Aboji, a village in Oba Community in the Idemili South Council Area of the state.
Penpushing further reports that the statement disclosed that the operatives rescued two female victims between the ages of 15 and 19 years in Oba, adding that a ransom of N200,000 had been paid for the release of the victims.
The statement added that the suspect and three other accomplices lured their victims through social media chats, by proposing friendship to them and holding them hostage until their relatives pay a certain amount to their gang before they are released.”
Penpushing also reports that the police spokesperson explained that the arrest of the suspect and his accomplices had brought more revelations about their criminal activities in the area, addinthat the police have received a report of another female victim who had paid ransom and was released months ago.
The statement said the Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono, advised Nigerian youths to be careful of people they meet on social media, and equally directed the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti-Kidnapping and Robbery Squad of the police for comprehensive investigations.
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