Suspected kidnappers have allegedly killed one of their victims after collecting N6.9 million ransom, and also kidnapped another victim, identified as Mercy Chinyere, and collected a ransom of N3.5million before releasing her.
Penpushing reports that Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the development in a statement adding that three suspects were arrested over the crime.
The police spokesperson gave identities of the suspects as include Hassan Mohammed, (20), of Wandigah Town, Mandagali, Borno State; Bello Abubakar, (25), of Roundabout Maura, Sokoto State; and Yusuf Ahmed, (23), of Hazari Local Government Area, Bauchi State.
Penpushing further reports that Iringe-Koko, a superintendent of police said the arrests followed an investigation into the abduction of one Humphrey Wagbara of Igwuruta-Atali, a community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.
The statement added that the police received a report on August 26, 2025 about the abduction of Wagbara, explaining that the operatives thereafter, coordinated operation on September 19, 2025, at about 0200hrs, arrested three suspects at different locations
“Operatives of the Command attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU), Emohua Annexe, acting on this information and in a daring and coordinated operation on 19 September 2025, at about 0200hrs, arrested three suspects at different locations in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government areas of the state in connection with the kidnapping of the victim’
Penpushing also reports that the statement added that during interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to their involvement in multiple kidnappings in the state.
“Among their past kidnappings are those of Onwuli Jude and Nwabueze Nchekwube on September 24, 2025, at School Road, Igwuruta-Atali, where they collected a ransom of N6,900,000 before killing the victim,” she said.
Penpushing reports that Iringe-Koko said exhibits recovered from the suspects include one G-3 rifle with Breech Number 10398, one magazine, one Itel phone belonging to Mr Wagbara, three short daggers, one jack knife, and one stainless short knife.
The Command Public Relations Officer said the suspects and the exhibits are in police custody, while detectives are tracking other fleeing members of the syndicate and searching for additional weapons.
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