5 Apprehended After Collecting N10m Ransom From 4 Kidnapped Victims In Enugu

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested five suspected kidnappers and car snatchers after collecting ransom from four kidnapped victims in the state.

According to the state commissioner of police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, who paraded the suspects before the media, the suspects and cohorts at large perpetrated several acts of kidnapping, armed robbery, and car snatching in different locations of the Enugu metropolis.

He noted that the ongoing investigations revealed that the suspects obtained ransom sums totalling about ten million naira (N10,000,000.00) from four kidnapped victims, whose vehicles were also snatched and sold between October and December 2023.

While noting that further discreet investigation was ongoing, Uzuegbu disclosed that exhibits so far recovered from them included: one ash-coloured Toyota Corolla, one red-coloured Toyota Venza, one coloured ash-coloured Toyota Camry 2.4 model, and a black-coloured Toyota Camry (Spider) car.

He said the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.