6 November 2024

Police arrest kidnappers of Imo Catholic bishop

The Police in Imo State have arrested the suspected kidnappers of the auxiliary bishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Moses Chikwe.

The suspects were arrested in operations that spanned through Imo and Anambra States, on Tuesday.

A source at the Police Command headquarters sad, “We have arrested the kidnappers who abducted the auxiliary bishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Moses Chikwe. They were arrested by the crack teams of the Command in the different operations between Imo and Anambra States.”

The Police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, was said to have confirmed the arrest of the suspects when contacted on Tuesday.

He described the arrest of the suspects as a big breakthrough for the Command, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Narisu Muhammed, would parade the suspects later in the day at the Command headquarters in Owerri.