By Ray EKPE, South-South Investigator Bureau Chief
PORTH-HARCOURT- FOUR said to be responsible for the kidnap and murder of a commuter along East/West road to Rumuaodogo 1, community in Emohua LGA have been arrest by the Police;
The suspects identified as Obichi Ogita, Honest Chizom, Young Chitu and Omes Woke were reportedly arrested by the Police after they allegedly boarded his (the victim’s) vehicle but got to a quiet place and dumped the body.
A statement by the Commissioner of Police Friday Eboka made available to CrimeWorld magazine online which assured justice said the suspects would rightly tried and arraigned in accordance with the law.
He said, “Operatives of Rivers State Police Command have apprehended four suspects involved in the kidnapping and eventual murder of a commuter identified as Onyekachi Obioma Chukwuagu, along East/West Road to Rumuodogo 1 Community in Emohua Local Government Area of the State.
The suspects – Obichi Ngita, age 20 years, Chisom Honest aged 20 years, Young Chitu age 21 years and Omens Woke age 23 years – on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022, while pretending to be regular passengers, boarded the victim’s vehicle. However, when they got to a quiet part of the route, they kidnapped the victim and abandoned the vehicle, with Reg. No. GDD 250 MU by the roadside.
The Command upon receipt of the complaint swiftly mobilized operatives to the scene where they cordoned off the area and commenced an intensive search resulting in the arrest of Chisom Honest, who led operatives to the rest of the gang, and the location of the victim’s corpse. The suspects claimed they murdered the victim, using a machete, for refusing to cooperate with them. Efforts are being intensified to apprehend other suspects indicted in the matter with a view to concluding the investigations.
The Commissioner of Police, while condoling the family of the deceased for the unfortunate loss, assured that the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation in line with his commitment to the cause of justice.”
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