POLICE RESCUE TWO FEMALE KIDNAP VICTIMS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Police operatives attached to Oba Police Divisional Headquarters of the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State say they have rescued two female kidnap victims.

Spokesperson of the state command, TOCHUKWU IKENGA stated this in a press release, saying that four suspects involved in the kidnap have been apprehended after a ransom of N250, 000 was paid for the release of the victims in captivity.

Giving the details of the incident, IKENGA said that one IFECHUKWU IBESIMAKO of Aboji Village Oba and three other accomplices lured their victims through social media chats, by proposing friendship to them and holding them hostage until their relatives pay a certain amount to their gang before they are released.

He further quoted the Commissioner of Police, NNAGHE OBONO ITAM as directing the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Kidnapping/robbery Squad of the Command for comprehensive investigations, while ”admonishing youths to be careful of the people they meet on social media.