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The police in Ebonyi State have arrested a student, Fortune Cletus Onuoha, and another person, Nkwo Godspower Chiemerie, for conspiracy and staged abduction.
SP Joshua Ukandu, Public Relations Officer of the police command, disclosed this in a statement in Abakaliki, the state capital.
He said the two suspects were arrested by the command after the father of Fortune Cletus Onuoha contacted the command’s control room to report that his son had been kidnapped from his hostel in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state, which led to an immediate investigation by the command to rescue him.
“On 31st October 2026, at about 10:30 p.m., the father of Fortune Cletus Onuoha contacted the Command’s Control Room to report that his son had been kidnapped from his hostel in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
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“He further reported receiving view-once videos and voice notes showing his son tied up, alongside demands by the purported kidnappers for a ransom of ₦30,000,000 (Thirty Million Naira), with threats to kill him if the ransom was not paid.
“Following the report, operatives of the Command commenced a painstaking, intelligence-driven investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction and apprehend those responsible.
“Sustained surveillance and discreet investigative efforts eventually yielded a breakthrough on the night of 5th November 2026, when operatives arrested the two suspects as they emerged from the room where they had been hiding,” he said.
Ukandu warned members of the public against resorting to such criminal schemes, stressing that staging a kidnapping not only inflicts severe emotional trauma on parents, guardians and loved ones but also diverts valuable police resources from addressing genuine security threats.
