The Imo state police command on paraded a deadly kidnap gang responsible for the abduction and brutal murder of retired Major General Richard Duru.
The command also paraded 435 other suspects involved in various criminal activities in the state.
The suspects were arrested at different times and locations in the state.
Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, Owerri May 16, the state commissioner of police, Aboki Danjuma, said intense intelligence gathering and sustained follow-up by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit helped unraveled the deadly gang.
Aboki, who was represented by the police spokesman, Henry Okoye, said the police also recovered 48 different firearms, 552 various calibres of live ammunition, and several stolen vehicles from the suspects.
He said the suspects will arraigned upon conclusion of investigation into their respective cases.
“The suspects, Chukwunonso Emmanuel, Okoroigwe Goodness, and Innocent Ogu, were arrested in different locations in Imo and Anambra States. They confessed to the crime of kidnapping and murdering Major General Duru, as well as being members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) /Eastern Security Network (ESN).
“Additionally, 13 kidnapped victims were rescued and N9 million and other properties were recovered from the suspects.
“The suspects will be charged to court upon completion of investigations,” he said.
