Anambra Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Fake Kidnap

… Foiled Extortion Attempt

By Joseph Sunday

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in a self-orchestrated kidnap incident designed to extort money from the victim’s family.

The arrest made also foiled the extortion attempt by the said kidnappers.

Revealing the identity of those arrested through a press release, the Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the suspects names are Chinecherem Okonkwo ‘f’ age 28years old and Chinecherem Aronu ‘m’ age 30years old.

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) acting on an intelligence-led investigation of a disturbing report of alleged abduction of Chinecherem Nwaokoye, a female student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), stormed a lodge located at UNIZIK Temporary Site at Awka, where the victim was found alive and in the company of her male accomplice.

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According to the report, Chinecherem had earlier contacted her family on Tuesday, 8th July 2025, informing them that she was returning home from school but never arrived.

Her phone remained switched off throughout that day. On Wednesday, 9th July 2025, her family received a call from an unknown male voice who claimed responsibility for her kidnap and demanded a ransom of ₦10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira) only.

After negotiations, the ransom was reduced to ₦3,000,000, and a part payment of ₦1,000,000 was later paid into the victim’s bank account.

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Upon interrogation, the duo confessed to staging the kidnap as a plot to extract money from the victim’s family.

The female suspect, Chinecherem Nwaokoye, admitted she masterminded the plan after watching a movie and intended to give the money to her boyfriend to start a business.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu has however directed that the suspects be charged to court without delay and condemned the incident as a clear sign of deepening moral decay among some youths in the society.

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He warned that the Command will not tolerate such criminal deception and called on parents and guardians to pay closer attention to the activities and peer influence on their children.

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