The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a six-man kidnapping syndicate linked to the abduction of a man in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday.<\/p>\n
The command also rescued the victim, identified as Hassan, after he was held captive for three days before his relatives paid N10.3 million ransom for his release.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim was abducted on September 6, 2026, around Fidelity Bank in the Garrison area of Port Harcourt,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, the kidnappers took Hassan to Igbugulu Waterside in Borikiri, where he was held for three days.<\/p>\n
The PPRO said the victim was released after his relatives paid N10.3 million to the kidnappers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe command received information about the incident on September 7 and immediately deployed operatives of its Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU-AKU) to investigate the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe operatives launched an intelligence-led operation which led to the arrest of two suspected members of the gang.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary investigation revealed that the suspects confessed to their alleged involvement in the operation and disclosed that the gang comprises six members who used a white mini-bus during the operation,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
The police spokesperson said efforts were ongoing to arrest the remaining members of the syndicate, who are still at large.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson assured that the command would continue to intensify its operations to apprehend the suspects and bring them to justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a six-man kidnapping syndicate linked to the abduction of a man in Port Harcourt. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday. The command also rescued the victim, identified as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,35],"class_list":["post-9263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-police","tag-rivers"],"yoast_head":"\n