Police nab four people over abduction of 2-year-old boy in Anambra State
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- Feb 7, 2013
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Men of the Anambra State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, on Wednesday evening arrested a four-man gang suspected to be hoodlums terrorizing Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
They four armed men engaged the police in fire exchange while attempting to escape after abducting a two-year-old boy from his parents in Onitsha.
They were arrested and taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment following the injuries they sustained during the gun battle with police.
DailyPost gathered that the four-man gang stormed the residence of one Philip Nweze, a native of Ehalumona in Enugu State who just returned to his Onitsha residence after a business trip abroad and made away with his two-year-old Chidera, the male twin of the couple and an unspecified amount of dollars, leaving behind the female twin baby, Emmanuela.
Confirming the incident, Anambra state Police spokesperson, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka said that the police command swung into action after being alerted about the kidnap.
He said the hoodlums were arrested in a house belonging to one of the suspects at Oba in the state.
Also arrested in their hideout was a lady allegedly employed by the culprits to look after the abducted baby.
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