A retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ozo Celestine Okoye, has sounded the alarm on the escalating kidnapping activities in Awka, Anambra State, particularly in the Dubai Estate area, which he described as a danger zone.
Okoye, who is also an Awka High Chief, revealed that his life is under threat from suspected cultists after he refused to assist them in securing bail for their members in police custody.
According to Okoye, the threats emerged after he declined to intervene in the cases of cult members arrested by the police.
He lamented that some influential individuals in Awka are sponsoring cultists and kidnappers, further exacerbating the insecurity in the area.
Okoye cited several recent kidnapping cases in Awka, including the abduction of a newly-married couple with a ransom demand of N30 million.
The retired DIG expressed frustration over the worsening insecurity in Awka, blaming the government, security agencies, and parents for not fulfilling their responsibilities.
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