Operatives of Rivers State Police Command have apprehended 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 of the State.
The suspects – Obichi Ngita, age 20 years, Chisom Honest aged 20 years, Young Chitu age 21 years and Omens Woke age 23 years – on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022, while pretending to be regular passengers, boarded the victim’s vehicle. However, when they got to a quiet part of the route, they kidnapped the victim and abandoned the vehicle, with Reg. No. GDD 250 MU by the roadside.
In a statement by the the acting spokesperson DSP Grace Inringe Koko said the Command upon receipt of the complaint swiftly mobilized operatives to the scene where they cordoned off the area and commenced an intensive search resulting in the arrest of Chisom Honest, who led operatives to the rest of the gang, and the location of the victim’s corpse.
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The statement confirmed that the suspects claimed they murdered the victim, using a machete, for refusing to cooperate with them, while efforts are being intensified to apprehend other suspects indicted in the matter with a view to concluding the investigations.
Iringe-Koko statement further said the Commissioner of Police condoled with the family of the deceased for the unfortunate loss, assuring that the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation in line with his commitment to the cause of justice.
The Rivers State police command had paraded a homosexual site operator and 9 others for various kidnapping in the state.
While parading the suspects, at the Police headquarters, the then Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nnamdi Omoni the recent achievements was due to the proactive approach adopted by the CP to tackle all criminal elements in the state.
SP Omoni told newsmen that officers and men of the Anti-Kidnaping Unit on the 21st of this month, arrested one Precious Amadi 27 year old and Williams Okon 20 year old for kidnapping one Olaide Oluwaseunn along the Abacha Road.
