Officials of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two alleged kidnappers, Joel Emazor (31) and Philip Roberts (30) over the kidnapping of one Albert Igbinomwanhia (31) in Benin, Edo State.
The command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, while parading the suspects on Wednesday, said they were detained on March 30 by the command’s intelligence Quick Response Unit while acting on solid information.
He said the suspects in collusion with two others, Ossai and Eguavon, who were now at large, abducted the victim and kept him in their hideaway for five days and eventually released him after collecting N5.1 million ransom from his parents.
Nwabuzor said, “On March 6, the suspects and two others, Ossai and Eguavon, whose surnames are unknown, kidnapped one Albert Igbinomwanhia from Igbinedion Avenue, G.R.A., Benin City to Agbor Road Bye-Pass axis near Okhuahe River in a Lexus Jeep RX 330 with registration number RBC 18 DC and held him hostage inside a pit for five days.
“The kidnappers sought N14 million ransom from his family members and the victim was returned to his family after they paid N5.1 million.
“After collecting the ransom and releasing their victim, the suspects continued contacting the victim and his parent that the N14 million must be paid or they would still kidnap the victim another time, which caused the father to petition the Commissioner of Police.
“The suspects were apprehended in their hideaway and they have given confessions and confessed to the crime. Efforts are continuing to apprehend the other suspects who are at large”
Nwabuzor promised that the command is combat-ready to hunt down all criminal elements in the state in partnership with other sister agencies.
