Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested 5 suspected kidnappers over the abduction of a 24-year-old girl, Chinyere, alongside the Igwirita–Etche Road.
The police spokesperson in Rivers State, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, disclosed this in an announcement on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, saying the suspects allegedly lured victims by way of on-line relationship platforms earlier than abducting them.
According to the assertion, the sufferer travelled from Delta State to Port Harcourt on October 3, 2026, to go to a pal when she was allegedly kidnapped alongside the Igwirita–Etche Road.
The police stated the command acquired a grievance concerning the abduction on October 4, 2026, at about 9 a.m.
Following the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga A. Adepoju, psc, mnips, fcai, operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Diobu, launched an investigation that led to the arrest of the suspects at their hideout alongside the Omuoda Pipeline, Allu, Port Harcourt.
The suspects had been recognized as Gift Okeregwu, 23, a local of Okehi Community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State; Okeregwu Onyekachi, 27, additionally from Okehi Community; Bright Augustine, 27, and Chijoke Nwalozie, 35, each natives of Akukabu Community in Etche LGA; and Obinachi Rita, 26, a local of Rivers State.
Agabe stated the suspects allegedly confessed to their involvement in the kidnapping throughout investigations and offered details about different abduction incidents in Igwirita and Etche.
She stated the suspects additionally disclosed that they specialised in luring victims from inside and out of doors Port Harcourt by way of on-line relationship websites earlier than abducting them.
The assertion quoted the police as saying the arrests adopted the commissioner’s directive to the unit to research the case and apprehend these accountable.
“The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command reiterates the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property and bringing perpetrators of kidnapping and other violent crimes to justice,” the assertion stated.
The command urged members of the general public to train warning when interacting with strangers met by way of on-line relationship platforms, confirm their identities earlier than arranging bodily conferences and promptly report suspicious actions to the police.
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