{"id":159961,"date":"2025-04-20T21:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T20:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-security-operatives-arrest-two-suspected-kidnappers-recover-guns-live-cartridges"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:32:10","slug":"anambra-security-operatives-arrest-two-suspected-kidnappers-recover-guns-live-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-security-operatives-arrest-two-suspected-kidnappers-recover-guns-live-cartridges","title":{"rendered":"Anambra: Security operatives arrest two suspected kidnappers, recover guns, live cartridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Joint security operatives in Anambra State working under Operation Udo Ga Achi have arrested three kidnap suspects, including two men and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Anambra State Police Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that the suspects were linked to the kidnapping of a victim for whom N17 million was paid to secure his release.<\/p>\n<p>The statement, however, clarified that although two of the suspects were not directly involved in the abduction, one is a native doctor who allegedly fortifies the criminals and stores their operational weapons, while the woman is said to supply the gang with critical information.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cPolice Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad\/Anti-kidnapping Unit on 13th April 2025 arrested one Celestine Onuyia, male, 52 and Jacinta Okolo Udenka, female, 45, both residents of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring a search in their house, one pump-action gun, seven single-barrel Dane guns and 28 live cartridges were recovered. Similarly, the operatives acting on information earlier extracted from the suspects during their interrogation recovered two more AK-47 rifles and two empty magazines in their criminal hideout at Omasi, Ayamelum LGA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operatives have since been investigating a kidnap incident that occurred at Nnewi in July 2024, where a ransom of Seventeen million, Five hundred thousand Naira only (N17,500,000) was collected before the victim was released from their captivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation also revealed that Mr Celestine is allegedly a native doctor who provides criminal charms and keeps weapons for the gang. At the same time, Mrs Jacinta gets information about their victims before they execute their evil plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement quoted the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, as assuring the public of the command\u2019s determination to pursue the case to a logical conclusion until all suspects are apprehended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis measure is critical to the ongoing efforts to prevent further criminal activities in the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Joint security operatives in Anambra State working under Operation Udo Ga Achi have arrested three kidnap suspects, including two men and a woman. 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