Two men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a couple, Mr and Mrs Okutonye Efetobore, in Ejewu community in Udu LGA on April 27, and collecting a N1 million ransom.
The arrested suspects Emmanuel James (32) and Ejiro Peter (25), also led operatives to another notorious member of their gang known by his alias, Oh Lord, in the Egbike area of Udu town.
James is from Otor-Udu in Ughelli South LGA; and Peter, a native of Kokori community in Ethiope East LGA
DSP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesman, who disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba, said Oh Lord on sighting the police engaged them in a gun duel and escaped through the ceiling of his apartment.
He said items recovered from the suspect’s apartment were a bag containing a locally fabricated pistol and three rounds of 7.62 AK-47 ammunition.
In a related development, Edafe said that two suspected cultists, Tega Precious (28) and Ebi Marvelloveous (27), were arrested.