Crime
Police Arrest 3 Kidnappers Who Kill Imo Businessman After Collecting N10m Ransom
Despite collecting a N10 million ransom, the kidnappers killed him and dumped his corpse at the Ajali river bank in Anambra State.
The Imo State Police Command’s tactical team has arrested three suspected kidnappers over the murder of Lagos-based businessman, Ikechukwu Ebelebe.
It would be recalled that the gunmen abducted the victim at his hometown in Owerre-Akokwa, Ideato-North Local Government Area of the state.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, confirmed the arrest in Owerri while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in the State.
The three suspects were paraded on Wednesday, July 13, 2023, alongside 56 others arrested for various criminal offences, including armed robbery, kidnapping, child trafficking, cultism, murder and terrorism between January and June, 2023.
He said despite collecting a N10 million ransom, the kidnappers killed him and dumped his corpse at the Ajali river bank in Anambra State.
“On April 13, at about 1930hrs, one Ikechukwu Ebelebe of Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato North LGA was kidnapped and robbed of his Toyota RAV4 SUV Jeep in front of his residence by some kidnappers.
“The kidnappers collected a ransom of N10 million from the victim’s bank account, thereafter, killed him and dumped his corpse at Ajali river bank in Anambra.
“Through credible intelligence gathering, one Chinedu Christian Ejezie, aka “Holy Condom”, and Okechukwu Ibemere, both from Imo were arrested at Ebute Ero Market in Idumota LGA of Lagos State.
“Both suspects confessed to the crime, which led to the subsequent arrest of their gang member, Emmanuel Ubah,”
He said police also recovered five sim cards of different networks used by the suspects to negotiate and collect the ransom.