Police arrest 2 suspects over alleged self-orchestrated kidnap in Anambra

Two suspects have been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over their alleged involvement in a self-orchestrated kidnapping to extort money from the victim's family. 

A statement in Awka on Monday by the Command Spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that 28-year-old Chinecherem Nwokoye, a student of Enugu State University, and her 30-year-old boyfriend Chinecherem Aronu, staged the kidnapping, contacting her family to say she was returning home but did not arrive.

Ikenga said her family received a ransom demand of ₦10 million from an unknown male voice, reduced to ₦3 million with ₦1 million paid, and the police found her in a lodge at Nnamdi Azikiwe University temporary site with her boyfriend.

The Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, ordered the suspects to be charged to court without delay, condemning the incident as a sign of moral decadence among some youths.

Warning that the command will not tolerate such criminal deception, the CP advised parents and guardians to monitor their children's activities and peer influence.

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