Police Arrest Four Suspected Kidnappers, Including a Woman, Recover Vehicles, Items in Anambra

Police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, in Anambra State have arrested four individuals, including a woman, believed to be members of a kidnapping and car-snatching gang. The arrests followed a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area, carried out based on credible intelligence.

The spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the operation in a statement, noting that several items were recovered during the raid. Among the recovered items were three vehicles: a black Lexus GS 350 with registration number ENU 561 LY, an ash-coloured Toyota Camry with registration number UWN 614 HK, and a navy blue Toyota Corolla with registration number UMZ 135 AD. Other recovered items included an HP laptop, a car spraying machine, assorted motor wires, and substances suspected to be methamphetamine.

The suspects, identified as Chigozie Udolisa (alias T. Dollars), Anaolu Joseph (alias Blue), Chukwuka Udolisa (alias Uduakomiri), and Chinaza Udemezue, are aged between 19 and 28 years. According to the police, all four have confessed to being involved in kidnapping, armed robbery, and vehicle theft.

SP Ikenga disclosed that the female suspect, Chinaza Udemezue, told investigators that her boyfriend, who is also a gang member, fled the scene with weapons upon noticing the arrival of police operatives. The suspects are currently undergoing interrogation as authorities work to apprehend other members of the syndicate still at large.