Angry kidnappers shoot victim in the leg, police arrest them, recover stolen car
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Angry kidnappers shot a victim in the leg to teach him a lesson for failing to save up more than N2 million in his bank account, all of which they had withdrawn.
Delta Police Command spokesperson Bright Edafe disclosed that three suspects have been arrested and they confessed to having collect N2 million ransom from the man but still shot him.
Edafe narrated in a statement that the suspects, Chukwuebuka Nka, Uche Okechukwu, and Somto Chukwuma, allegedly shot the victim in the leg when they discovered that he did not have more than N2 million in his account.
He said the arrests followed a distress call that a young man was kidnapped from his residence in Ogwashi-Uku and police tracked the suspects to a bush in Ogwashi-Uku where the victim was rescued with a gunshot wound.
Edafe added that
- Investigation led to the arrest of Chukwuebuka Nka and Uche Okechukwu in Anambra where the victim’s white Toyota Venza was recovered.
- Based on the suspects’ confessions, officers raided their hideout in Agidiase village, Ogwashi-Uku and arrested the third suspect.
- The suspects then led the police to their hideout, where their operational vehicle and a network jammer circuit device were recovered.
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