FCT Police Moves To Tackle, Kidnappings

In a bid to rid the Federal Capital Territory, FCT of kidnappings, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Benneth Igwe, has tasked residents to report all Kidnap cases to the police to enable them address the menace.

He made the call while parading four suspects who were apprehended for kidnapping and armed robbery in the territory.

According to the Police boss, one of the suspects, Walter Ezeala, in Saburi, Dei Dei, conspired with Rosemary Ubah to collect 2 million naira as ransom for her kidnap from her husband.

“In a similar development, on 11/03/2024 at about 19:40hrs, one Chiedozie Ubah ‘m’ of Saburi II Dei-dei, Abuja, reported at Gwa gwa division that his pregnant wife Rosemary Ubah left home to the hospital on same date for a scan but did not return home. He later received a call through his wife’s phone number telling him that his wife had been kidnapped and demanded for two (2) million naira ransom before her release. He transferred the sum of two (2) million naira into his wife’s account as instructed by the kidnapper. He later brought his wife to the station after her release.

During interrogation, the wife confessed to have conspired with one, Walter Ezeala ‘m’ living in the same street with them at Saburi to extort money from her husband. The said Walter was arrested and he confessed that his own share was eight hundred thousand (N800,000) naira and the lady took one million two hundred thousand naira (N1,200,000)”.

He explained further that another suspect, Pascal Akuh, also staged his kidnap and was later arrested by police operatives in a hotel in Lokogoma area of the FCT.ALSO READ;Wike Commissions Waterpark, Woos Investors To FCT’s Untapped Tourism Sites

“On 14/03/2023 at about 5:30 PM, One Akuh Chinemezeh reported at APO Divisional Headquarters that his younger brother, one Pascal Akuh 28 years, called him saying he was arrested by the Police and was in custody of the SCID On the strength of this, the police and the suspect’s family went to SCID, IRT and FCID detention facilities, only to discover that he is not in any of the aforementioned facilities. However, with the help of a tracker the suspect’s vehicle was traced to an area in Wumba, Apo. Acting on this intelligence, the police operatives from Apo Division swiftly mobilised to the scene, searched the entire axis and subsequently traced the suspect to a hotel in Lokogoma later in the night and arrested the suspect.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he only faked his own kidnap to prank the lady he intended to marry to know if she really loves him”.

The CP, while assuring residents that the FCT police command under his leadership will do all within its powers to prevent crime and
criminality in all its forms, reiterated the need to report all crimes to enable them to address the security challenges bedeviling the nation’s capital.

CP Igwe also urged Nigerians to continue to support security agencies in their fight against insecurity by providing them with prompt and credible information.

Aisha Adesanya, Edited By Grace Namiji