Men of Imo State Police Command have arrested seven persons for allegedly kidnapping a five-year-old child identified as Godday Obi.
The arrested suspects were identified as 39-year-old Nkechi Iroegbu, Chukwudi Ndukwe and Edu Akpan of No.102 Elelenwo street Port Harcourt; Chinwendu Uzonwu, 39, of Oba in Anambra state; Chinyeaka Gregory, 50, of number 11 Boundary Road Umungasi Aba, Abia State; Chidinma Ekwundu, 49, from Awka in Anambra state and Eucharia Onwuduba, 46, of number 31 Aniekwe street, Fegge Onitsha, Anambra state.
Reacting to the incident, the Police Public Relations in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the arrest and disclosed that the suspects were busted through a coordinated operation based on a credible intelligence.
He further disclosed that Nkechi Iroegbu led operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the command to the hideout where other members of the syndicate were arrested.