Imo police arrest abductors over N50m ransom plot

From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested 12 suspects linked to kidnapping, cultism and murder, and rescued three abducted victims before their captors could collect a   N50 million ransom.
The Command, led by CP Garba Bosso, said the arrests were made in separate intelligence-driven operations carried out between June 27 and June 30, 2026.
The crackdown followed the abduction of five passengers on Obokofia Road in Egbema and the kidnap of a young man in New Owerri on June 27.
Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives led by ACP Oladimeji Odeyeyiwa, alongside Egbema Division, raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout at Obokofi...