The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a notorious k!dnapping syndicate, rescued the victim and recovered the gang’s operational vehicle.

The operation followed a report by one Mr. Ikechukwu, who informed the Police that his wife, Mrs. Ikechukwu, aged 35 was abducted by armed men on Saturday, 11th July, 2026,  while attending to customers at her shop. The kidnappers reportedly whisked her away in a white tinted mini-bus.

Acting swiftly on the report, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) Rivers State launched an intensive intelligence-driven investigation, following the directives of the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP Olugbenga A. Adepoju, arrested the perpetrators of this crime identified as Owhor Chinedu (M), 42 years old, from Onelga Local Government, one Isioto Waribok (M), 30 years old, from Addoni Local Government, one Maduabuchi Emeka (M), 34 years old, from Onelga, one Joe Karachi (M), 28 years old, from Onelga Local Government Area, Rivers State. 

Exhibit recovered includes: a white mini-bus used in carrying out the abduction.

Preliminary investigation by the police indicates that all four suspects have confessed to their individual roles in the crime. 

Efforts have been intensified to apprehend the two remaining members of the syndicate who are currently at large and to recover the firearms used during the operation.