The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old male suspect, Muanaenye Victor, for allegedly luring his friend to be kidnapped by his criminal gang in Uli, Ihiala area of the state.
It was gathered that the suspect planned the kidnapping and collected a ransom in dollars equivalent to N5.3 million with his gang members before the victim was released.
In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said police operatives attached to Uli Divisional Headquarters arrested the suspect on Friday.
Ikenga said the suspect, who is currently assisting the police with information to help apprehend his accomplices, will face prosecution at the conclusion of the investigation.
The statement read in part, “Police operatives attached to Uli Divisional Headquarters on the evening of June 26, 2025, exposed and arrested one Muanaenye Chekwube Victor ‘M’ aged 24 years over a reported case of kidnapping.
“The case which is under investigation revealed that the suspect planned the kidnapping and collected a ransom in dollars equivalent of N5.3 million with his gang members before the victim was released.
“The suspect during interrogation confessed to having planned the kidnapping plot by luring his friend to escort him to see another friend.
“Victor and his criminal gang allegedly abducted their friend and to avoid suspicion, pretended to have been kidnapped by his criminal gang.
“Meanwhile, he is now cooperating with the police, providing information to help apprehend his accomplices, and will face prosecution at the conclusion of the investigation.”
