Police nab four suspected kidnappers in Rivers State

Etim Ekpimah

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four suspects involved in the kidnapping and eventual murder of a commuter identified as Onyekachi Obioma Chukwuagu, along East-West Road to Rumuodogo 1 Community in Emohua Local Government Area.

The suspects – Obichi Ngita, 20; Chisom Honest, 20; Young Chitu, 21, and Omens Woke, 23 years; on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, while pretending to be regular passengers, boarded the victim’s vehicle.

It was gathered that when they got to a quiet part of the route, they kidnapped the victim and abandoned the vehicle, with number plate GDD 250 MU by the roadside.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko, said the command upon the receipt of the complaint, quickly mobilised operatives to the scene, where they cordoned off the area and began an intensive search, which resulted in the arrest of Chisom Honest, who led operatives to the rest of the gang, and the location of the victim’s corpse.

“The suspects claimed they murdered the victim, using a machete, for refusing to cooperate with them.

“Efforts are being intensified to apprehend other suspects indicted in the matter with a view to concluding the investigations,” she said.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Eboka Friday, while condoling with the family of the deceased for the unfortunate incident, assured the public that the suspects would be arraigned on completion of investigation in line with his commitment to the cause of justice.