The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged conspiracy and staging a kidnapping.
The suspects are identified as Fortune Cletus Onuoha and Nkwo Godspower Chiemerie, aka Hulk.
The command stated that on 31st October, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m., the father of Fortune Cletus Onuoha contacted the Control Room to report that his son had been kidnapped from his hostel in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The father further reported receiving view-once videos and voice notes showing his son tied up, alongside demands by the purported kidnappers for a ransom of N30 million, with threats to kill him if the ransom was not paid.
Following the report, operatives of the command commenced an intelligence-driven investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction and apprehend those responsible.
The surveillance and discreet investigative efforts eventually yielded a breakthrough on the night of 5th November, 2026 when operatives arrested the two suspects as they emerged from the room where they had been hiding.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available to journalists in Abakaliki.
The Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Hope Urunwa Okafor, warned members of the public against resorting to such criminal schemes, stressing that staging a kidnapping not only inflicts severe emotional trauma on parents, guardians and loved ones but also diverts valuable police resources from addressing genuine security threats.
She further warned that anyone contemplating such an act should be aware that staging a kidnapping and making false claims of abduction are criminal offences punishable under the law.