Suspected kidnap kingpin arrested in Aba

A kingpin of a kidnapping syndicate terrorizing Abia and Rivers States has been arrested by operatives of Abia State by Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Aba Area Command. The suspected kingpin identified as Ogochukwu Ihedioha and his gang that specializes in abducting targeted victims from Aba to
their hideout identified as Umuakwu community, Eberi Omuma in Omuma council area of Rivers state was accused of kidnapping a clergy at Clifford road Aba and another female victim from Ngwa both respectively on 11^th May.
It was learnt that the SARS team, acting on a tip off rescued the two kidnapped victims unhurt and without payment of ransom, but Ihedioha and some members of his gang escaped from their hideout when police struck.
A female member of the syndicate identified as Izuchi Nwaforala was nabbed in the operation while items including one SMG rifle, 25 rounds of live ammunitions were all recovered in the process.
The continued manhunt on the gang however paid off when acting on information, Ihedioha who lives at No.9 Ekwulobia Street, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State was later nabbed.
Ihedioha, it was gathered confessed to the crime and admitted being a member of the gang during interrogation.
Abia State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ezekiel Onyeke confirmed the arrest of the kidnap kingpin and added that the Police are on the trail of other members of the gang.
Onyeke further stated that arrangements were on the way to hand the suspects over for prosecution and called for the continued corporation of the public in making sure that criminal elements in their neighbourhood were flushed out.



Source:The Nation