Police arrest kidnappers of Channels Television staff

By Andrew Orolua, Abuja

The police have arrested three notorious persons involved in the kidnap of Channels Television’s staff, Mr. Friday Okeregbe

The suspects areHanniel Patrick ‘m’ 29 years from Akwa Ibom state, Abdulwahab Isah ‘m’ 28 years andSalisu Mohammed ‘m’ 32 years both from Kogi state. They were arrested on April 9 at about 6:30am following a tip off.

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, DCP Frank Mba on Sunday, stated that the suspects have made useful statement to the police regarding the kidnapping.

The police said that investigation reveals that Mr. Friday Okeregbewas not originally the intended target of the vicious criminals.

“However, on that fateful day, March 22 at 07:45pm, he was kidnapped when the kidnappers saw him parking his vehicle at a location in Lugbe, Abuja.

“Investigation further reveals that the victim was taken to the kidnappers’ den somewhere in Karmo, Abuja and kept incommunicado afterwards,” Mba said.

Following the arrest, the police disclosed that it recovered from the kidnappers a locally made revolver gun, three live AK47 ammunitions, a battle axe, phones and masks with which they blindfold their victims.

Efforts according to the police, are being intensified to arrest other members of the gang still at large.

Meanwhile, the acting inspector-general has reassured the general public that the police and other security agencies are doing everything humanly possible to tame the challenges of kidnapping and other heinous crimes across the country.

He however, enjoined the public to always avail the police with useful information that will help in realizing these objectives.