A notorious kidnapping syndicate based in Nkporo community of Ohafia has been busted.
At the end of a raid on their hideout on Sunday by some soldiers attached to the 14 Brigade Garrison based in Ohafia, one of the suspects was apprehended, while the remaining two members of the gang fled.
During the operation, the soldiers were able to rescue a kidnap victim who was earlier shot and kidnapped by his abductors at Aba on 6th April 2016.
Items recovered from the kidnappers include ; 2 AK-47 rifles, 9 AK-47 rifle magazine loaded with 124 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, 1 Pistol, 2 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 2 machetes and the sum of Five Million, Four Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira (N5,490,000.00) only.
Other items recovered include a Toyota RAV4 jeep with registration number MUS 428 RZ, military camouflage jungle hat, 6 mobile telephone handsets, an iPad, Diamond Bank Debit Card, bunch of different keys, 2 empty bags and a wrap of suspected marijuana.
The name of the suspect arrested by the soldiers is Mr Chidiebere Sunday.
