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An Imo couple identified as Mr and Mrs Onyekachi Alozie, have been arrested by the police for allegedly kidnaping and killing a 75-year-old man, Chief Precious Okoli.
The couple were said to have carried out the act with their gang members.
Imo state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini said three pump action guns and seven live cartridges were recovered from the couple and their gang members.
Hussaini said;
“Following a kidnap incident in Orlu on December 8, of one Chief Okoli Precious, aged 75, and was reported on December 11, by his son, one Fabian Ubochi, where it was suspected that he had been murdered by his abductors.
“Sequel to the report, the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit through technical analysis of intelligence, were able to identify, locate and arrest one Agubata Maxwell Joel Chimezie and the victim’s ash-coloured vehicle was recovered from him where he took it to a motor spray painter’s Workshop to changed the colour of the vehicle.
“On interrogation he made Confessional Statement revealing how they kidnapped the victim and led the Police detectives to the house of his accomplice. On arrival at the house of the suspect, one Onyekachi Alozie on sighting the Police, jumped down from a story-building and took to his heel thus, his wife, Oluchi Alozie, was arrested and taken to the Police station.
“It may interest you to know that Agubata Maxwell Joel Chimezie and Onyeka Alozie met themselves in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Owerri, Imo State, where they were standing trials on criminal charges ranging from armed robbery, Kidnapping and Human trafficking, before 5th April 2021 jailbreak where they escaped, regrouped and formed a new syndicate of kidnapping and armed robbery gang.
