Anambra Police Arrest Suspects Involved In Kidnapping

Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad has arrested two suspects belonging to a kidnapping gang.
Angel Network News (ANN) gathered that
the suspects were allegedly involved in a reported case of kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted murder where the victim escaped from a criminal den, in Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area.
The two male suspects, Onele Solomon a.k.a Federal and Simeon Chidera a.k.a Chaplet, both 23 years of age and other syndicate members specializes in luring their victims in the guise that they are selling land to them.
According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, the two suspects on 31st May, 2025 abducted a victim, dispossessed him of his personal belongings and inflicted life-threatening injuries on him with a machete.
“They also kept the victim in one of their criminal dens while demanding ransom from his family members and friends.
“Fortunately for the victim, he escaped from their den and was debriefed accordingly by the Police Operatives’.
“The Operatives have activated onslaught operations given the confessions of the two suspects currently in custody for the arrest of other gang members and to dismantle the criminal network in the area”. Ikenga stated.