DSS APPREHENDS FOUR SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS IN AKWA IBOM
According to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akwa Ibom State Command, four individuals who were abducting innocent people and terrorizing the state have been captured.
According to a statement released by the command on Friday, the suspects were responsible for the January 27, 2024, kidnapping of two (2) other people and
Ayo Bambe, the manager of “Me Lounge,” a hangout in Osongama Estate, Uyo.
Abel Ekong, Itoro Effiong, Nsisong Effiong, and Idris Abdullahi were among the suspects named in the document.
It was claimed that the four individuals who have admitted to the crime are members of a well-known syndicate that has terrorized the state and orchestrated other kidnapping occurrences in the recent past.
“Investigation by the command led to the arrest of Abdullahi, the driver of the syndicate in Port Harcourt, River State along with a Toyota Sienna vehicle used in the operation, on 16th February 2024. Ekong was apprehended at Otua Sega community of Ogbia LGA in Bayelsa State on 26th February 2024, while the duo of Itoro and Nsisong, two(2) siblings were arrested in their residence at Mbak Etoi in Uyo LGA, on 28th February 2024.
“During the investigation, the four (4) suspects confessed their involvement in the kidnap of the three (3) victims at Me – lounge and other attacks across the state,” it added.
Meanwhile, the suspects, according to available information, will be arraigned in court after investigations while a manhunt for other fleeing members is still ongoing.
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