The police in Imo State have arrested one Kenneth Osuagwu, 31, for allegedly kidnapping a Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Augustine Odoemena.
The victim according to the state Commissioner of Police, Isaac Akinmoyede, was the parish priest of St.Jude Catholic Parish, Umueze 11, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state.
The CP disclosed that the 31-year-old was arrested through a coordinated operation by the operatives of the Anti- Kidnapping Unit of the command. “One of the kidnappers who identified himself as Aroo demanded a ransom of N2m as a condition for the victim’s release.
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