The Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday arrested four suspects allegedly involved in kidnapping a 65-year-old man and killing of other victims.
The suspects, kidnapped a sexagenarian, Sokratis Braide, shot and killed one of Sokrati’s younger brothers, Believe Briggs, at the point of the kidnap operation at their home in Elechi Water Front, Diobu, Port Harcourt on August 4th.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, SP. Nnamdi Omoni noted that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Eagle Crack Unit of the Command in different parts of the state, Wednesday
Omoni noted that the kidnappers had shot Braide after whisking him away and collecting N1,000,000,00, ransom from the family.
Omoni disclosed that Braide died few hours after his release in a hospital where he was receiving treatment for the gunshot.
The police spokesman disclosed that one of the suspects was an extended member of the family of the victims, adding that Braide had before giving up identified him as one of his abductors.
He stated that investigations were still ongoing into the matter, adding that the suspects a teenage boy inclusive would be charged to court upon completion, Salient Times gathered.
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