Imo Police nabbed kidnappers, others
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Imo State Police Command has nabbed suspects alleged to have involved in kidnapping and 15 others suspected to have also involved in various criminal activities in the state.
The kidnap suspects, Ebuka Ibe, 22 and his accomplice Kelechi Nwogu, also 22, said to have allegedly kidnapped two male kids of the same parent, who were returning from school at Amazu Amato in Orsu Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State in South-east Nigeria were paraded before newsmen.
The other 15 suspects were said to have committed various acts of crime such as car snatching, armed robbery, and other related offences by the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Austin Evbakavbokun, on Sunday at the State Command Headquarters in Owerri, the state’s capital during the parade.
The Commissioner said the two kidnap suspects were nabbed by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, following a distress call by a law abiding citizen.
He revealed further that the kidnapped four year old kid, Ckukwuka Ezeribe and his three year old brother, Chigozie Ezeribe, were conveyed by the suspects to a prospective buyer before they were intercepted and arrested by the police.
Mr Evbakavbokun while asserting that the Command would not relent in fishing out criminals in the state said the command had launched an onslaught on criminals with its ground sweeping operations that cuts across the 27 LGAs of the state.
Andrew Enwerem, the command spokesman advised youths in the state to stay clear of any crime related activities, adding that the Command would not relent in its effort to sanitise the state of crime.
Items recovered from the suspects include, guns of different types, a 4Runner Jeep with Lagos registration number ‘KTU 168 AU’, cartridges and stolen handsets.
The commissioner of police, appealed to members of the general public to furnish the police with adequate information that would help in fighting criminals in the state.
