Operatives of the FCT Police Command, have arrested a dismissed soldier, Gabriel David Elihu, resident of Apo Mechanic Village, and Alex Iorjaa, a local of Gboko Native Authorities Space of Benue State, for alleged armed theft and kidnapping in Abuja.
FCT Police Commissioner, CP Ben Igweh, who paraded the suspects, famous that they had been arrested on March 17, after receiving a misery name at round 2:30 pm, by way of the Mabushi Division from two victims; Blessing Mafulul Damia and Haliru Zakari, that some males in an unregistered Toyota Hilux trailed them whereas on their manner residence from a medical retailer in Gwarimpa to Gishiri village, robbed them of their valuables and tried to kidnap them.
The CP stated upon receipt of the knowledge, Police operatives of the Division swung into motion, trailed the automobile, and arrested the 2 suspects Elihu and Iorjaa. A black colored Toyota Hilux with Reg No. NBB 03 AH (Nasarawa), a jackknife, and a few army accouterments had been recovered from them. Suspects might be charged in court docket quickly.
The police boss additionally famous that on March 14, 2023, at about 5:30 pm, “Akuh Chinemezeh reported at Apo Divisional Headquarters that his youthful brother, one Pascal Akuh, 28 years, known as him saying he was arrested by Police and brought to SCID custody.
“On the power of this, the Police and suspect’s household went to SCID, IRT and FCID detention services, solely to find that he’s not in any of the aforementioned services.
“With the assistance of a tracker utilizing coordinates, the suspect’s automobile was traced to an space in Wumba, Apo. Performing on this intelligence, the Police operatives from Apo Division swiftly mobilised to the scene, searched your complete axis and subsequently traced the suspect to a lodge in Lokogoma later within the evening and arrested the suspect.
“Throughout interrogation, suspect confessed that he solely faked his personal kidnap to prank the girl he meant to marry to know if she actually liked him.”
Relatedly, the Police stated: “on March 11, 2024 at round 7:40pm, Chiedozie Ubah, male of Saburi II Dei-dei, Abuja, reported at Gwagwa division that his pregnant spouse Rosemary Ubah left residence to the hospital on similar date for a scan however didn’t return residence.
He later obtained a name by way of his spouse’s telephone quantity, telling him that his spouse had been kidnapped and demanded for N2million ransom earlier than her launch. He transferred the sum of two million naira into his spouse’s account as instructed by the kidnapper.
He later introduced his spouse to the station after her launch. Throughout interrogation, the spouse freely confessed to have conspired with one man named Walter Ezeala, residing in the identical road with them at Saburi to extort cash from her husband.
