Police arrest two for staging kidnapping, demanding N30m ransom in Ebonyi

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects for alleged conspiracy and staging a kidnapping.

The suspects are identified arsenic Fortune Cletus Onuoha and Nkwo Godspower Chiemerie, aka Hulk.

The bid stated that connected 31st October, 2026, astatine astir 10:30 p.m., the begetter of Fortune Cletus Onuoha contacted the Control Room to study that his lad had been kidnapped from his hostel successful Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The begetter further reported receiving view-once videos and dependable notes showing his lad tied up, alongside demands by the purported kidnappers for a ransom of N30 million, with threats to termination him if the ransom was not paid.

Following the report, operatives of the bid commenced an intelligence-driven probe to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction and apprehend those responsible.

The surveillance and discreet investigative efforts yet yielded a breakthrough connected the nighttime of 5th November, 2026 erstwhile operatives arrested the 2 suspects arsenic they e...