Anambra State Police command has arrested nine suspects over alleged kidnapping, fraud and other criminal acts in some parts of the state.
The suspects included Mr Stanley Ngala, 20; Mr Onyedika kanu, 29; and Mr Chiemelie Obi, 20, accused of abducting a lecturer of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Engr. Emeka Chiaghana on October 10, 2019 and taken to an unknown destination.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Muhammed, who disclosed this in a release, said two other suspects in a similar case, Mr Abuchi Ngala, and Mr Izuchukwu Nweke, evaded arrest and were subsequently declared wanted by the command.
Also arrested by the police command were Mr. Chinedu Nwokwu, 20; Mr Chukwudi Ezebilo, 27, Mr Nwafor Uba, 24; and Mr Ugochukwu Ekechi, 21; accused of robbing one Ms Adaobi Obuegbe of her tricycle at Okpoko, Ogbaru LGA.
Others were two suspected fraudsters, Mr Ikechukwu Ogbona, 56 and Mr Ndubuisi Nwobodo, 46 for allegedly swindling N65,000 from one Okeke Chinemerem, 17, in pretext of been a foreign business men desirous of converting their hard currency into naira.
The PPRO while stressing that the cases were under investigations, added that some exhibits were recovered from the suspects, even as a Dodge Jeep without Registration number was intercepted and preliminary investigation revealed it was allegedly stolen in Lekki, Lagos State by one Mr Paul Elaigwu.
