The Police in Anambra said it had arrested three persons in
military uniforms for allegedly kidnapping a businessman, Mr Uchenna Ezeonu at
Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement on Saturday, the Public Relations Officer of
the state’s Command, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said that the suspects were arrested
in a bush near the Uyo-Eke Market.
Mohammed said that the arrests followed a distress call made
to the command on May 24 at about 11am.
“On May 24, at about 11: am, there was a distress call along
Isuofia road in Aguata Local Government Area that three persons in military
uniforms abducted one Uchenna Ezeonu around Ekwulobia Roundabout to unknown
destination.
“Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder in
conjunction with Joint Patrol teams rushed to the scene and cordoned-off the
entire area in search of the hoodlums along the bush path by Uyo- Eke market
road.
“Consequently, three suspects in military attires, who
abducted the victim were rounded up and arrested inside the bush.
“The victim was rescued unhurt,” Mohammed said.
The spokesman said that preliminary investigations revealed
that one of the suspects, Obinna Ojiegbe, served in the Nigerian Army and was
deployed to 101 Special Forces Battalion in Maiduguri, Borno.
He said that Ojiegbe had been handed over to the Military
Cantonment, Onitsha for further investigation.
Mohammed added that the two other suspects – Peter Obasi and
Benjamin Nicholas, who wore military vests –
were found to be fake soldiers.
He said that one Okoye
Ugochukwu was also arrested as their accomplice.
Also, the police image maker disclosed that the command
rescued a kidnap victim, Mr Emmanuel Loco, who was abducted at Ogidi near
Buckingham Polytechnic, Abatete road by yet, other military impersonators.
According to him, the victim was flagged down by the two men
in a military vest and face caps at about 5:15pm on the same road.
“The victim was driving his Mercedes Benz 320 SUV with
registration number MHA 111KP before being joined by four other armed men, who
abducted him.
“On the May 24, at about 7:35pm, following the report of the
kidnap, Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder and Ogidi Division
mobilized to the area,” he noted.
Mohammed said that no arrest was made in the case as the
suspects abandoned the victim and fled into the bush off Abatete road when they
saw the police.
He said that investigation was ongoing to apprehend the
fleeing suspects in order to bring them to Justice.
In another development, Mohammed said that the command had
arrested two suspected members of a car-snatching syndicate – Franklin Ifeanyi,
42, and Steven Chinedu, 41.
He alleged that the two men stole a silver-coloured Toyota
Corolla with registration number BDG 317 FC belonging to one Mr Daniel Ozoigbo
at No.12, Ogunbela Avenue, off Ago palace way, Okota, Lagos.
“The vehicle was removed from where it was parked at the
owner’s residence in Lagos and brought to Anambra by the suspects,” he said.
He said that the vehicle had been recovered while the case
would be transferred to the Lagos Command of the police for further
investigation.
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