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By Davies Iheamnachor, Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested 2 suspected kidnappers who allegedly lured and abducted a 24-year-old pistillate they met connected a dating site.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this successful a connection issued successful Port Harcourt. She said the suspects had collected ₦200,000 ransom from the victim’s household earlier releasing her.
Iringe-Koko explained that the suspects were apprehended successful Egwi Community, Etche Local Government Area, and were portion of a notorious pack terrorizing the Etche axis and its environs.
The suspects were identified arsenic 25-year-old Ifeanyi Chukwu Alozie from Okomoko, Etche LGA, and 25-year-old Miracle Nwimene from Zakpo, Khana LGA. Both men reportedly confessed to the crime.
According to the constabulary spokesperson: “The Rivers State Police Command, successful a daring operation, arrested 2 suspected notorious kidnappers progressive successful the abduction of a 24-year-old pistillate (name withheld) connected September 21, 2025, astir 8:30 p.m. successful Igbo Etche.”
She further stated that pursuing actionable quality connected September 22, operatives of the Special Operations and Intelligence Team (SOIT) traced the suspects to their hideout successful Egwi, Etche, astir 10:00 p.m. and arrested them.
“During interrogation, some suspects confessed that they lured the unfortunate done a dating tract to Igbo Etche, wherever she was kidnapped. Despite unit from our operatives, the abductors managed to cod ₦200,000 ransom from her relatives earlier releasing her,” Iringe-Koko said.
She added that the suspects are presently successful constabulary custody arsenic investigations continue, with efforts underway to apprehension different members of the pack inactive astatine large.
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