End Of The Road For 17 Suspects Implicated For Kidnapping, Murder

It is the end of the road for 17 suspects who have been implicated for kidnapping, murder and series of other crimes, as they have now fallen into the arms of the law.

The Nigeria Police in Ebonyi, today announced that it had arrested the 17 suspects, and also recovered some weapons from them.

 This announcement was made by the Spokesman of the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Joshua Ukandu

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Ukandu told journalists that the suspects were arrested in various locations within and outside the state, over alleged robbery, murder, kidnapping,  motorcycle snatching amongst other crimes.

“We have gathered to inform you, the press, of the recent achievements and progress made by the command through intelligence driven and community oriented policing.

“Following the murder of one Chinese Eziulo, ‘f’, and the kidnapping of Micheal Eziulo, ‘m’ and Linda Eziulo, ‘f’, the command, under the leadership of CP Augustina Ogbodo, launched an aggressive manhunt for the kidnappers.

”Intelligence led operatives of the command to the trailer park in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers state, where two suspects, suspected to be behind the crime, were apprehend.

“Marked dollar notes paid as ransom were recovered from the suspects. The total money paid for ransom was N40 million but we were able to recover some,” Ukandu said.

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It was also the end of the road for criminals alleged to have invaded the premises of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Nkwagu, on December 24, 2023, and the police spokesman announced that they had also been arrested, with the stolen items recovered from them.  

“The police also nabbed two suspects for alleged motorcycle snatching in Abakaliki.

 “They were apprehended while trying to sell a motorcycle belonging to one, Hassan Mohammed,” he added.

“We will not rest on our oars in ensuring that Ebonyi remains safe and habitable for all residents,” he added.