Anambra State Police Command has arrested a three-man syndicate who allegedly abducted a 24-year-old lady (name withheld), under Pretext of securing her a job.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a press release in Awka, said the suspects allegedly raped the victim repeatedly while in captivity despite collecting 400,000 naira ransom from her relatives.
According to the PPRO, on 19/9/2020 at about 2:00 pm, police operatives attached to the Command Special Anti Robbery Squad(SARS) arrested the following syndicate in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, Innocent Chinazo Ekwugha, aged 25years of Mgbguzo Awkuzu, Chidiebere Ogoegbunam, aged 24years of Egbu Awkuzu and David Nnaemeka, aged 19years of same address.
He explains that the suspects had on 13/9/2020, lured the lady residing at ST Micheal hostel Temp site, Awka, under the pretext of securing her a beauty makeup job.
According to Haruna, the the suspects picked her up at Ukpo junction, along Enugu- Onitsha Expressway and took her to an isolated building at Awkuzu where they allegedly raped her repeatedly while in captivity for two days, and also collecting a ransom of four hundred thousand Naira from her relatives.
The PPRO said the suspects have voluntarily confessed to the crime, while the victim was also taken to hospital for medical examination.
He informed that nvestigation is still ongoing after which suspects would be brought to book.
The Command enjoined the public to be wary of this new trend of crime and report suspicious persons through police emergency number 07039194332 or the nearest police station for prompt response.