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<\/p>\nIn a statement on Saturday, the Public Relations Officer of the state\u2019s Command, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said that the suspects were arrested in a bush near the Uyo-Eke Market.<\/p>\n
Mohammed said that the arrests followed a distress call made to the command on May 24 at about 11am.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn May 24, at about 11:am, there was a distress call along Isuofia road in Aguata Local Government Area that three persons in military uniforms abducted one Uchenna Ezeonu around Ekwulobia Roundabout to unknown destination.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder in conjunction with Joint Patrol teams rushed to the scene and cordoned-off the entire area in search of the hoodlums along the bush path by Uyo- Eke market road.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsequently, three suspects in military attires, who abducted the victim were rounded up and arrested inside the bush.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim was rescued unhurt,\u201d Mohammed said.<\/p>\n
The spokesman said that preliminary investigations revealed that one of the suspects, Obinna Ojiegbe, served in the Nigerian Army and was deployed to 101 Special Forces Battalion in Maiduguri, Borno.<\/p>\n
He said that Ojiegbe had been handed over to the Military Cantonment, Onitsha for further investigation.<\/p>\n
Mohammed added that the two other suspects \u2013 Peter Obasi and Benjamin Nicholas, who wore military vests \u2013 were found to be fake soldiers.<\/p>\n
He said that one Okoye Ugochukwu was also arrested as their accomplice.<\/p>\n
Also, the police image maker disclosed that the command rescued a kidnap victim, Mr Emmanuel Loco, who was abducted at Ogidi near Buckingham Polytechnic, Abatete road by yet, other military impersonators.<\/p>\n
According to him, the victim was flagged down by the two men in military vest and face caps at about 5:15pm on the same road.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim was driving his Mercedes Benz 320 SUV with registration number MHA 111KP before being joined by four other armed men, who abducted him.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the May 24, at about 7:35pm, following the report of the kidnap, Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder and Ogidi Division mobilized to the area,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Mohammed said that no arrest was made in the case as the suspects abandoned the victim and fled into the bush off Abatete road when they saw the police.<\/p>\n
He said that investigation was ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects in order to bring them to Justice.<\/p>\n
In another development, Mohammed said that the command had arrested two suspected members of a car-snatching syndicate \u2013 Franklin Ifeanyi, 42, and Steven Chinedu, 41.<\/p>\n
He alleged that the two men stole a silver-colored Toyota Corolla with registration number BDG 317 FC belonging to one Mr Daniel Ozoigbo at No.12, Ogunbela Avenue, off Ago palace way, Okota, Lagos.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vehicle was removed from where it was parked at the owner\u2019s residence in Lagos and brought to Anambra by the suspects,\u201d NAN quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n
He said that the vehicle had been recovered while the case would be transferred to the Lagos Command of the police for further investigation\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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