Enugu police burst criminal syndicates, arrest 14 kidnap suspects

Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded 14 kidnap suspects progressive successful assorted kidnap operations successful and extracurricular the state.

Briefing journalists astatine the Command’s office successful Enugu connected Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, said among them were 2 remaining suspects linked to the August 2 kidnapping raid connected St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Affa, Udi LGA of the state, who fled to Port Harcourt pursuing the operational unit mounted by associated information operatives.

“Further intelligence-led operations by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Violent Crime Response Unit (AK-VCRU) led to the apprehension of 2 further antheral suspects linked to the Affa Church kidnapping. Preliminary probe reveals that, aft fleeing Enugu, the suspects regrouped with their cohorts successful Port Harcourt and abducted different victim, who was released aft a ransom of N5m was paid,” helium said.

CP Giwa noted that each the 14 suspects were arrested connected assorted dates successful June, July and August 2026 successful the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Enugu, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kwara and Taraba States.

The suspects had besides confessed to engagement successful respective caller and past kidnapping incidents on the Enugu–Ugwuogo–Opi–Nsukka Road, Obioma–9th Mile–Umulumgbe–Okpatu Road, Eke–Affa–Egede–Ezin...