Anambra Police Nab Couple For Sending Threat Messages
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two persons for allegedly sending threat messages and attempting to kidnap some residents of the state.
It was gathered that a couple, identified as Mr. Kingsley Okoye and Chidimma Okoye were apprehended on Friday by the joint security force, comprising the police and vigilante operatives acting on technology-driven information.
INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the suspects confessed to the crime and admitted to destroying some of the sim cards which they had earlier used to carried tout their operations.
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This was contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga on Friday.
He said: “The Anambra State Police Command is aware and already investigating a related recent trending voice note of a security report on how a victim escaped abduction by an alleged security operative.
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“Given reports of text messages and voice notes received by unsuspecting members of the public on threats of abduction and kidnap, the Joint Security Force comprising the Police and AVG acting on technology-driven information in the early hours of today (Friday), arrested a couple, one Mr Okoye Kingsley aged 36 years and Mrs Chidinma Okoye aged 27 years respectively in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State recovers phones and sim cards.
“The couple specialises in sending threatening messages to people and demanding ransom or they shall be abducted or killed.
“They all confessed to the crime and admitted to destroying some of the sim cards which they had earlier used to commit the crimes.
“The command did not take the information for granted. Hence, activates all the necessary intelligence tools to unmask the suspects and nip the issue in the bud to avoid reoccurrence.”
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