Anti-Kidnapping Unit
of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested one Egbo Nwanaka for
organising the abduction of her elder sister, Ada Nwanaka. Egbo was said to have connived with a friend to abduct her sister, who operates a supermarket in Ahoada.
The suspect, was expecting one
of his relatives to pay ransom for the release of her elder sister.
Though the police said they did not
immediately arrest Egbo, they were able to link the abduction of Ada
Nwanaka, who is in her early 30s, to his younger brother after series of
investigation.
Rivers State Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, said that the Egbo’s friend, who took Miss
Nwanaka to an unknown destination, was killed during a shootout with
security operative.
Omoni explained that the victim was
rescued in the bush where she was kept by Egbo’s gang, who were waiting
for ransom to be paid.
“On the 31st of August 2016, while Egbo
was in his barbing salon, a friend of his came to him and told him that
they should kidnap his (Egbo) sister.
“Egbo directed some members of his gang
to his elder sister room, where she was kidnapped. The gang later
demanded for a N10 million ransom.
“But with our investigation, security
operatives stormed the hideout of the gang and rescued the Egbo sister
(Ada Nwanaka), who is currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
“Egbo friend, who planned the kidnap
with him, was fatally wounded (killed) during a shootout with operatives
of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the State Police Command,” the state
police spokesman added.
Speaking with journalists, Egbo
expressed regret over his action, even as he tried unsuccessfully to
narrate how he met his friend, who convinced him to be part of the
kidnap of his elder sister.
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