by Rachel Ogbu

At last there is light at the end of the tunnel as the three corps members kidnapped from the Ogonokom Corpers’ Lodge in Rivers State was rescued after 10 days in captivity.

Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu added that five suspects had so far been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Ogechi Martins, Chijioke Richard and Esther Nwachukwu,.

Mbu said that the suspects would soon be charged to court at the end of investigation but in the meantime, he would be in custody.

Mbu however pointed out that the Corpers’ Lodge was too insecure and corps members were too close to a riverside where they could easily be attacked by criminals.

He said that the security of the corps members should have been considered before taking them to Ogonokom community.

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The Punch reports:

He explained that the command had arrested 61 suspected kidnappers in the state, while eight victims had so far been rescued since he assumed duty as the police commissioner in the state.

He said, “Also, 154 armed robbery suspects have been arrested. Forty five cultists and a vandal were arrested and also 89 other suspects when security operatives carried out raids of criminal hideouts in the state.

“The feat was achieved between February and June this year. Within the months under review, 20 armed robbers and nine kidnappers were killed by security operatives. Nine armed robbery incidents and six kidnap attempts were foiled by men of the command.”

Mbu added that men of the command recovered 93 firearms, 2,032 rounds of ammunition, 202 cartridges and 37 vehicles, including motorcycles.