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Abduct 9-yr-old pupil from Lagos, police catch them in Anambra
From GEOFFREY ANYANWU, Awka
Wednesday, November 11, 2009


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Kidnapping for ransom which has reached alarming stage in the South-East took a dangerous dimension recently with the emergence of teenage kidnappers in Anambra State.
The teenagers between the ages of 16 and 14 have successfully carried out kidnap operations in Anambra State and beyond.

Recently, the police in Anambra State acting on a tip-off busted the camp of the teenage kidnappers and apprehended Innocent Arinze, 16, and Emeka Sunday, 14, and rescuing their victim also a teenager.
According to the state Police Commissioner, Mr Philemon Leha, who paraded the duo with some other criminals at the state command headquarters, Awka, Arinze who lives in, Yaba, Lagos is a native of Ozonta in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State while his accomplice, Sunday hails from Okwe in Asaba, Delta State.

The two teenagers were said to have kidnapped their victim, nine-year-old Miss Uju Victoria Nwokorie while she was returning from school in Lagos and brought her to their hideout at Irugbuo village, Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government of Anambra State.
The teenage kidnappers had kept their victim for two days at the hideout and had begun negotiation with her family before police closed up on them.
At the point of arrest, they were picked with one adult, Innocent Okafor, who the police said hails from Dusogu village, Awkuzu; and they all confessed to the crime.

One of the teenage kidnappers, Sunday told newsmen that he was lured into the crime by Arinze who he said used to be an apprentice to Mr Chris Nwokorie, the victim’s father.
It could be recalled that few months ago, police arrested two female teenagers who abducted a little child coming back from school in Onitsha, and were on their way to deliver the child to their master when the bubble busted. The girls were aged between eight and 11 years.
Meanwhile, the Anambra Police Command has continued to clamp down on criminals with Police Commissioner Leha saying that a 45-years-old arm supplier has been arrested.

Radiant:

Has the ransom been paid? Did the Police get their share? Has he been released? Someone please update us

koolchicco:

Na u wan pay d money?

Radiant:

Abi the man go die there?

tanimz:

I wonder what Nigeria is turning into. First it was Soludo's father now its Nkem Owoh.

What has these poor people done for them to deserve this? Maybe when they kidnap the president himself- or his family, they will find ways of stopping this.

The kidnappers themselves, don't they think of the consequence of what they are doing?- Its effects on Nigerians abroad? I wonder when all of this would end,

God help Nigeria!

Remii:

First was not Soludo's father, they have been kidnapping since. One of the most famous was the kidnapping of former Governor Ngige of Anambra State, they then announced that he has resigned before someone smuggled cellphone to him, which he use to call Abuja, the rest is history.