The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two kidnapping suspects, including a woman, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.
The police also recovered ammunition, including two AK47 rifles and two empty AK47 magazines, seven single-barrelled dane guns and 28 pieces of live cartridges.
This was disclosed by the state police spokesman, Superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga, in a press statement on Sunday.
Ikenga said information extracted during the interrogation of the suspects led to the recovery of two more AK-47 rifles and two empty AK-47 magazines.
He said, ‘Police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad/Anti-kidnapping Unit on April 13, 2025 arrested one Celestine Onuyia “M” aged 52 years and Jacinta Okolo Udenka “F” aged 45 years all residents of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area and during a search in their house, recovered one pump action gun, seven single barrel dane guns and twenty-eight live cartridges.
‘Similarly, the operatives acting on information earlier extracted from the suspects during their interrogation today 20 April 2025, recovered two more AK47 rifles and two empty magazines in their criminal hideout at Omasi, Ayamelum LGA.
‘The operatives have since been investigating a kidnapping incident that occurred at Nnewi in July 2024, where a ransom of N17,500 was collected before the victim was released from their captivity.
‘Information also revealed that Mr Celestine is allegedly a native doctor who provides criminal charms and keeps weapons for the gang. At the same time, Mrs Jacinta gets information about their victims before they execute their evil plans’.
He added that the Commissioner of Police (CP) Ikioye Orutugu, assures of the command’s willingness to follow up to a logical conclusion until the suspects are arrested.
‘If This measure is critical to the ongoing efforts to prevent further criminal activities in the State’, he added.
