Anambra: Security operatives arrest two suspected kidnappers, recover guns, live cartridges

Joint information operatives successful Anambra State moving nether Operation Udo Ga Achi person arrested 3 kidnap suspects, including 2 men and a woman.

A connection by the Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that the suspects were linked to the kidnapping of a unfortunate for whom N17 cardinal was paid to unafraid his release.

The statement, however, clarified that though 2 of the suspects were not straight progressive successful the abduction, 1 is simply a autochthonal doc who allegedly fortifies the criminals and stores their operational weapons, portion the pistillate is said to proviso the pack with captious information.

The connection read: “Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad/Anti-kidnapping Unit connected 13th April 2025 arrested 1 Celestine Onuyia, male, 52 and Jacinta Okolo Udenka, female, 45, some residents of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area.

“During a hunt successful their house, 1 pump-action gun, 7 single-barrel Dane guns and 28 unrecorded cartridges were recovered. Similarly, the operatives acting connected accusation earlier extracted from the suspects during their interrogation recovered 2 much AK-47 rifles and 2 bare magazines successful their transgression hideout astatine Omasi, Ayamelum LGA.

“The operatives person since been investigating a kidnap incidental that occurred astatine Nnewi successful July 2024, wherever a ransom of Seventeen million, Five 100 1000 Naira lone (N17,500,000) was collected earlier the unfortunate was released from their captivity.

“Information besides revealed that Mr Celestine is allegedly a autochthonal doc who provides transgression charms and keeps weapons for the gang. At the aforesaid time, Mrs Jacinta gets accusation astir their victims earlier they execute their evil plans.”

The connection quoted the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, arsenic assuring the nationalist of the command’s determination to prosecute the lawsuit to a logical decision until each suspects are apprehended.

“This measurement is captious to the ongoing efforts to forestall further transgression activities successful the state,” helium said.