BY TONY EDIKE

ENUGU – THE anti-kidnap squad of the Enugu State police command has arrested a member of a notorious kidnap gang that abducted and killed one Miss Patience Ogbodo at Agbani, Nkanu West local government area of the state in December last year.

This came as the squad rescued six-year old Kosi Akilo, who was abducted from her residence at River Lane, GRA, Enugu and held hostage for about three weeks. She was rescued at Ovwian in Warri, Delta State last Friday following a tip-off.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of one John Nnamani, a native of Obinagu village Akpugo, Nkanu West local Government Area of Enugu State suspected to be one of the kidnappers that allegedly abducted Miss Ogbodo on December 3, 2011.

He said following Nnamani’s arrest by the anti-kidnap squad led by Superintendent Stephen Osaghae at the Agbani axis of the state, he made revelations which linked him with the alleged kidnap of the victim, who died while in captivity.

The gang, according to the police spokesman, had collected N300,000 from the family of the victim out of the N5 million ransom demanded with a threat to kill the girl if their demand was not met.

They went ahead to kill the victim as threatened and dumped her corpse at the premises of the Modern Secondary School, Agbani, Amaraizu said, noting that the suspect was already helping the police in their investigations.

The PPRO also said little Kosi Akilo who was abducted by two armed men that broke into their No. 56 River Lane, GRA, Enugu at about 2 am that fateful day, was rescued at Ovwian in Warri through a joint effort by the state anti-kidnap squad and the Police anti- terrorist unit based in Delta State.