Police arrest kidnappers terrorizing Imo State.

Imo State Police Command has arrested five kidnapping syndicate responsible for terrorizing residents in Obinze, Avu, and environs in connection to the kidnapping of a 26 year old woman from her residence in Obinze in Owerri West local government area.
The suspects are, Umaru Usman, 40, from Mauree in Sokoto State, Tukur Yau, 25, from Dawakinkudur in Kano State, Musbau Sabo, 18, from Warsaw Local Government in Kano State, Abdul Ibrahim, 30, from Sokoto State, and Jubrin Idris, 35, from Sokoto State.
A press release by the Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, states that the Command, in response to a reported kidnapping of a 26-year-old woman from her residence in Obinze, on August 18th, 2024, promptly deployed the Command’s anti-kidnapping unit with all available operational resources and intelligence to apprehend the perpetrators and ensure the safe rescue of the victim.
According to the release, the operatives targeted a forest hideout in Avu, where the suspects were located and successfully rescued the victim unharmed and arrested the suspects, some exhibits were found in their possessions which include one pump-action gun, five cartridges, two daggers, a cutlass, and various criminal charms.
Okoye maintains that investigations are still ongoing to apprehend the remaining members of the gang and ensure they face the full extent of the law.