JUST-IN: Rivers Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers Who Killed Victim After Collecting Ransom

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command person arrested 3 suspected kidnappers who killed 1 of their victims aft collecting N6.9 cardinal ransom.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) successful the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, successful a connection successful Port Harcourt connected Monday, named the suspects arsenic Hassan Mohammed, Bello Abubakar and Yusuf Ahmed.

Iringe-Koko said probe into the kidnap of 1 Humphrey Wagbara from Igwuruta-Atali successful Ikwerre section authorities country of the authorities led to the apprehension of the trio.

The connection said the suspects besides kidnapped 1 Mercy Chinyere connected September 12, 2025, astatine the aforesaid location, wherever they besides collected a ransom of N3,500,000 earlier releasing her.

“On 26th August, 2025, the Rivers State Police Command received a distressing report, suggesting the kidnapping of 1 Humphrey Wagbara, ‘m’ of Igwuruta-Atali.

“Operatives of the Command attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU), Emohua Annex, acting connected this accusation and successful a daring and coordinated cognition on19th September, 2025, astatine astir 0200hrs arrested 3 suspects astatine antithetic locations successful Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of the State successful transportation with the kidnapping of the victim.”

She gave the details of the suspects arsenic 20-year-old Hassan Mohammed from Wandigah Town successful Mandagali, Borno State; Bello Abubakar, ‘m’, 25 years aged from Roundabout Maura, Sokoto State and Yusuf Ahmed, ‘m’, 23 years old, from Hazari LGA, Bauchi State.

During interrogation, the PPRO said the suspects voluntarily confessed to their engagement successful aggregate kidnappings successful the State.

Among their past kidnappings see that of Onwuli Jude and Nwabueze Nchekwube connected September 24, 2025, astatine School Road, Igwuruta-Atali, wherever they collected a ransom of N6,900,000 earlier sidesplitting the victim.

The suspects were besides accused of kidnapping 1 Mercy Chinyere, a female, connected September 12, 2025 astatine the aforesaid location, wherever they besides collected a ransom of N3,500,000 earlier releasing her.

“Exhibits recovered from the suspects see 1 G-3 firearm with Breech Number 10398, 1 magazine, 1 Itel telephone belonging to Humphrey Wagbara, a kidnapped victim, 3 abbreviated daggers, 1 jack weapon and 1 stainless abbreviated knife,” Rivers constabulary imagemaker said.

Iringe-Koko, who stated that the suspects and exhibits were presently successful Police custody, said efforts were ongoing to apprehend different fleeing members of the syndicate and retrieve further operational weapons.