The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested four suspected kidnappers involved in separate kidnapping and robbery incidents across the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Awka.
“As part of the ongoing security review and sustained offensive against violent crimes, the Anambra Police Command has recorded significant operational breakthroughs with the arrest of four suspected kidnappers.
“They were involved in separate kidnapping and armed robbery incidents across the state,” he said.
“The team arrested three male suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered a black Toyota Camry with tinted glasses and Lagos registration number LND 789HR, believed to have been used by the gang for its operations.
“The suspects are Chekwube Chukwu, 32, Amarachukwu Nwobosi, 34 and Sopuluchukwu Ifeakor, 30 years respectively,” he said.
The PPRO said that the timely intervention by the police frustrated the kidnap attempt, leading to the rescue of the victim and subsequent arrest of the suspects.
According to him, further investigation linked the suspects to the earlier kidnapping of another female POS operator at Dominion Park, Head Bridge, Onitsha, on June 3, 2026, during which she was abducted.
He said that the suspects dispossessed the operator of two POS machines and Android phones and compelled the family to pay a ransom of N3.5 million before she was released.
The police spokesman further said that in the afternoon of July 15 2026, police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, arrested one Johnbosco Okoye (Bone), 32.
Ikenga who did not mention the area the suspect was arrested, said that the arrest was in continuation with the ongoing investigation into the kidnapping of a victim at Okpanam, Asaba, Delta state.
He explained that the victim was abducted, robbed, and forced to pay a ransom before regaining his freedom.
The PPRO said that during a search on the suspect, the operatives recovered one locally fabricated pistol, two live rounds of ammunition, one axe, and one Itel Android phone bearing the victim’s photograph as its screensaver.
He said that the suspect confessed to the crime and efforts were ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang currently at large.
Ikenga said that the operations underscore the Command’s commitment to dismantling criminal networks and improving public safety in the state.
The command urged members of the public to remain vigilant and continue to support the police with timely and credible information to enhance security across the state.
