Final year student arrested for kidnapping best friend
Story from Adamu Nasiru
Anambra operatives arrest Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) final-year student for allegedly plotting with others to kidnap best friend, demanding ₦15m ransom”
Zagazola learnt that the suspect, identified as Muanya Chekwube Victor, 24, of No. 17 David Okoye Avenue, Ogidi, in Idemili North Local Government Area, was apprehended at about 12:45 p.m. on July 6 in Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area.
According to reliable sources, Victor conspired with others still at large to kidnap his close friend, Epebife Daniel, also a student of COOU.
The victim was reportedly abducted on June 23 at about 11:50 p.m., blindfolded, and taken to an undisclosed location where the kidnappers demanded ₦15 million ransom from his family.
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Following negotiations, the victim’s parents transferred the sum of ₦5.3 million into a cryptocurrency wallet provided by the suspects before Daniel was released on June 26.
Upon his arrest, Victor allegedly confessed to the crime and is said to be assisting security operatives with information to track down his accomplices.
Police say the case is currently under investigation.
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