Police arrests two suspects over staged kidnapping, N30m ransom demand in Ebonyi

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
15 November 2026, 7:39 am

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested two suspects recognized as Fortune Onuoha and Nkwo Chiemerie, for allegedly staging their kidnap and demanding a ransom of N30 million from the daddy of one in all them.

According to a press release launched by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, the incident was reported on October 31, 2026.

Ukandu mentioned Onuoha’s father contacted the Command’s Control Room at about 10:30 p.m., reporting that his son had allegedly been kidnapped from his hostel in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state.

He defined that the daddy subsequently acquired view-once movies and voice notes purportedly displaying his son tied up.

The supplies have been accompanied by calls for for a ransom of N30 million and threats by the alleged kidnappers to kill the sufferer if the cash was not paid.

Following the report, police operatives reportedly launched an intelligence-driven investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction and establish these accountable.

The investigation, which concerned sustained surveillance and discreet intelligence-gathering operations, finally led to the arrest of the 2 suspects on the evening of November 5, 2026.

Ukandu mentioned the police tracked down the suspects and arrested them within the room the place they’d allegedly been hiding.