The Rivers State Police Command has
successfully rescued Mr. Austin Ajah and
Mrs. Winifred Frank few hours after they
were kidnapped on Feb. 6th, 2016 at about
6:19 pm near Siat Palm farm in Ubima,
Ikwerre Local Government. The duo were
returning from Owerri to Port Harcourt after
attending a wedding.
A patriotic citizen who from a hiding place
witnessed the incident informed the police
that kidnappers whisked away the victims
abandoning their vehicle, Lexus jeep RX 300
by the road side.
The police after recovering the vehicle got
information sequel to robust intelligence
that the victims were blind-folded and
locked up in the house of Onyekachi
Okpara, who is the leader gang in Omerelu
town. They quickly mobilised and stormed
the house at about 1:15 am of 07/02/2016,
rescued the victims and arrested Kingsley
Bassey 'm' 23 years, who was guarding the
victims.
A big locally made revolver pistol with four
live cartridges were recovered from him.
Interrogation of Kingsley Bassey led to the
subsequent arrest of his six other
accomplices namely Nduzi Igoni 'm' 25
years, Ogechi Onyeso 'm' 24 years,
Godbless John 'm' 24 years, Saturday Isiah
'm' 22 years, Gabriel Dimgba 'm' 26 years
and Onyekachi Okpara 'm' 25 years
The rescued duo while describing their
ordeal in the captivity as horrible moment
they could wish even their enemy to
experience, expressed their appreciation to
the police for fearlessly and timely coming
to their rescue. They further urged for
continued cooperation of members of the
public to the police especially in terms of
volunteering timely and reliable information
to the police.
The suspects would be charged to court
immediately after conclusion of the on
going investigation, please. Signed DSP.
Ahmad K. Muhammad, Police Public
Relations Officer, For: Commissioner of
Police, Rivers State Command.
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