In a related development,The Ebonyi Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers that abducted one Chigozie Igwe in front of his residence at Goddy Ogbaga Avenue in Abakaliki.
The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Awosola Awotunde, said in Abakaliki that the victim was kidnapped in his car.
Awotunde said that operatives of Anti-kidnapping wing of Operation Puff Adder immediately swung into action and the victim was rescued at Ukwuachi along Abakaliki/Enugu express road.
He added that one Chibueze Opara, 33 years a suspected member of the gang was arrested on May 19 at Nkwegu Army barrack’s mammy market by operatives of PUFF ADDER.
According to him, the arrest of Okpara led the police team to Enugu state where the kidnap kingpin and other members of the gang including Chinedu Okorie, 31 and Chibuzor Onuigbo 30 were arrested.
The CP said that items recovered from the gang include one locally made revolver pistol, two live AK 47 ammunition, one expended ammunition used during the operation and seven different brand of cars.
