Abia State Police Command acting on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), combed the Ogwashi Forest in Old Umuahia, Abia State, suspected to be a hideout for kidnappers and arrested one Mr Ibrahim Audu, a suspected kidnapper.
During the operation, the operatives were engaged by the kidnappers in a confrontation, also rescued a victim, one 46 years old man, Mr Onyebuchi Nwaoha, and recovered a cash of .Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira Only (₦830,000.00).
DrumAfricanews gathered from the kidnappers, unable to withstand the superior firepower of the officers, fled the scene.
DSP Maureen Chinaka, Police Public Relations Officer in Abia State said that, Mr Ibrahim Audu was apprehended and the victim was successfully rescued while the ransom of Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira (₦830,000.00), collected from the victim’s family, was recovered.
Chinaka said that a serious investigation is ongoing as efforts are in place to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.
The PPRO said that the Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, reiterates the Command’s commitment to ensuring the protection of lives and property.
She said that Danladi emphasized that improved security can be achieved through collective effort, and therefore appealed to members of the public as partners in crime prevention, to always provide timely and useful information to the Police by visiting the nearest police station or calling the Command’s emergency hotlines: 08035415405 and 08079210004.
