Anambra Police Arrests Suspected Kidnapper, Recovers Victim's Vehicle After N15m Ransom Was Made (Photo)

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old man, Nwokpoku Emmanuel, from Ebonyi State, residing in Oduke-Obosi, in connection with charges of armed robbery and kidnapping.

The operatives also recovered from the suspect, the victim’s red coloured Mercedes Benz GLE 450 and activates plan to arrest other gang members, especially the leader known as Ebuka.

Information reveals that the victim was kidnapped in a  neighbouring State and was later released after a ransom of Fifteen Million Naira (N15m) was collected.

The abductors made away with his vehicle before it was tracked and recovered at MCC Junction, Onitsha.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the Anambra State Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has directed immediate action to arrest the gang leader and assures that the Command shall continue to evolve Operational strategies to improve safety in the State.