• A total of 2,792 others arrested for SGBV offences in 2020
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has welcomed the arrest of five members of a kidnap for ransom gang which specializes in the abduction of women and the girl child, sexually abusing them and obtaining ransom from their families before their release.
The five suspects were arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team following massive manhunt by the Force for the perpetrators of the recent trend of abduction of women in some States in the South-South part of the country, especially Port Harcourt and its environs.
The victims are subjected to series of sexual abuses and ransom demanded from their families before their release. The suspects are Osinachi Ngwakwe 22yrs from Ubaka Community in Umahia South LGA, Abia State, Sammy Junior Inordee ‘alias T-Boy 27yrs, from Gwarra Community in Khana LGA, Rivers State, Epo-Bari Nwolu 26yrs from Ogale Community in Eleme, LGA, Rivers State, Yabari Gbarale 29yrs from Gwara community, Khana LGA, Rivers State and Barine Yilda 30yrs alias Albino or Yellow from Gwara community, Khana LGA, Rivers State.
Investigations reveal that the suspects target lone female drivers of Porsche cars as they drive out of offices, shopping malls or any vulnerable places.
They, thereafter, trail them to lonely roads, abduct and take them to their criminal hideouts, sexually abuse them and demand ransom from their families before their release. They also sell off their exotic cars. Four AK47 rifles, one double barrel shotgun and set of military camouflage uniforms suspected to have been illegally acquired, which they wear to beat security checks, were recovered.
Effort is being intensified to arrest other fleeing gang members and recover more weapons and stolen vehicles used by the suspects for their operations.
All the suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigations.
