The Imo police command says it has arrested five suspected kidnappers between Avu and Ihiagwa in Owerri-west LGA of the state.

In a statement on Monday, Henry Okoye, the command’s spokesman, said the suspects were arrested from their hideout by the command’s tactical unit led by Aboki Danjuma, the state’s commissioner of police, with the help of local hunters.

He listed the suspects to include Muazu Awuta, 30; Abdullahi Abubakar, 32; Ezeru Sabo, 25; Saddam Suleiman, 27; and Bashir Yahaya, 28.

Okoye added that the command would conduct DNA tests to ascertain the identities of the corpses suspected to be kidnap victims.

Okoye said the suspects are currently undergoing investigation and have so far provided useful information to the police that will lead to the arrest of other syndicates at large.

“On combing the forest, two decomposing unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnapped victims and other items like telephones, wristwatches, shoes, and slippers were recovered,” Okoye said.

“The command intends to carry out further DNA confirmatory test to ascertain the identity of the deceased.

“Five operational motorcycles of the suspected kidnappers were also recovered.

“Intense operation is still ongoing in the forest and other identified black spots with the aim of stamping out all forms of crime and criminality in the state.”

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Nice job by the police and local hunters.

Abagworo:


If not for the involvement of locals the names of the suspects might have been hidden and people would be left to say it is IPOB then the decaying bodies are evidence of cannibalism and so on. The entire Nigeria is now facing serious security problem

Abagworo:


If not for the involvement of locals the names of the suspects might have been hidden and people would be left to say it is IPOB then the decaying bodies are evidence of cannibalism and so on. The entire Nigeria is now facing serious security problem

chopnaira:

The Nigerian police don't care about tribalism or bigorty. They say it as it is.

If it's IPOB/ESN they always let us know. If it's herdsmen like the above, they always lets us know.

Abagworo:


If not for the involvement of locals the names of the suspects might have been hidden and people would be left to say it is IPOB then the decaying bodies are evidence of cannibalism and so on. The entire Nigeria is now facing serious security problem

@ bolded.............you don't say

The way you guys convulse whenever there is a killing in Yorubaland especially by fulanis, you folks will be chanting ,"SW is gone", master-slave r/ship, ESN bla bla bla. One would think that fulanis are not operating in your backyard too, doing what they know how to do best.

T8ksy:



@ bolded.............you don't say

The way you guys convulse whenever there is a killing in Yorubaland especially by fulanis, you folks will be chanting ,"SW is gone", master-slave r/ship, ESN bla bla bla. One would think that fulanis are not operating in your backyard, doing what they know how to do best.

accordadoga21:
Hehehehe

What have they done now.

The police should release them abeg.

Kidnapping and armed robbery and elubo business na career.

We know who the armed robbers and kidnappers are in this country but we won’t mention them as immunity don cover dem for Nairaland

jmoore:
Why is this not on frontpage yet?

jmoore:
nlfpmod

Beremx:
I have edited for you. You didn't spell it well.
Front page nlfpmod.