A 24-year-old man, Muanaenye Chekwube Victor, has been arrested by operatives of Anambra State Police Command, over the kidnap of his friend (name withheld).
The suspect was arrested in the evening of June 26, 2025, at Uli area of the State.
The State Command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement Sunday morning, disclosed that the suspect carried out the kidnap of his friend in collaboration with others now at large.
He said the criminal gangsters collected ransom in dollars equivalent of ₦5, 300, 000.
“The case which is under investigation revealed that the suspect planned the kidnapping and collected a ransom in dollars equivalent of five million three hundred thousand Naira with his gang members before the victim was released.
“The suspect during interrogation confessed to having planned the kidnapping plot by luring his friend to escort him to see another friend.
“Victor and his criminal gang allegedly abducted their friend and to avoid suspicion pretended to have been kidnapped by his criminal gang,” the statement said.
Ikenga added that the suspect is now now providing useful information to police investigators to help them apprehend his accomplices.
