Police arrest four suspected kidnappers, recover five stolen vehicles in Ebonyi

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki

Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 4 suspected kidnappers and recovered 5 stolen vehicles successful a caller operation.

According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad archetypal arrested 2 suspects, Chinedu Okorie and Okpaga Chibueze, astatine Nwagana Guest House, Umuhuali, Ishielu Local Government Area. A Lexus car (Registration Number LSR 895 DB) was recovered during the raid.

Ukandu said the suspects made confessional statements that led constabulary operatives to Abuja, wherever 2 further suspects, Stanley Benson Agada and Joshua Noah Olatunji, were apprehended. The cognition besides led to the betterment of 4 further stolen vehicles:

Toyota Corolla (Reg. No. KWL 141 CE)

Toyota Highlander Jeep (Reg. No. LSD 589 JX)

Toyota Venza (Reg. No. LXR 272 JH)

Toyota Sienna Bus (Reg. No. RSH 196 DF)

The recovered vehicles person been positively identified by their rightful owners, who were victims of kidnapping. Arrangements are underway to instrumentality the vehicles pursuing owed process.

Investigation is ongoing, with efforts to apprehend different fleeing members of the syndicate. The arrested suspects volition beryllium arraigned successful tribunal upon decision of the investigations.

SP Ukandu added that Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Adaku Uche-Anya, reaffirmed the command’s committedness to eradicating transgression elements and restoring lasting bid and security. Members of the nationalist are urged to proceed providing timely accusation to assistance constabulary operations.

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