The State Police Spokesman, DSP Joshua Ukandu confirmed the arrest of suspected organ harvesters and ritualists while briefing journalists in Abakaliki.
Ukandu said the suspects of the organ harvest and ritual killing was arrested through valid information provided by the wife of the diseased person, Mrs Blessing Chikezie Idenyi who reported of her missing husband in the recent time.
DSP Ukandu further stated that one Mrs Chikezie Onyekachi reported to the police of her missing husband, Mr. Chikezie Idenyi, who left home on the 14th September, 2024 on the business trip to lagos but he was not returned home again.
He, however, disclosed that the Command operatives from the Anti-kidnapping unit, through a painstaking investigation and credible intelligence, arrested one Innocent Elebe and Eze Elechi; who made useful statements, which led the police to arrest of Obinna Nwanguru and Oda Peter.
According to him, they confessed to the killing of Chikezie Idenyi, Chibu Odii and Eze Fabian on different dates while trying to extract their blood and body organs to use it to cure a cognitively impaired person (Down syndrome).
He added that operatives of the command have recovered the corpses of Chikezie Idenyi and Chibu Odii while effort is ongoing to recover the remains of the third victim.
Ukandu narrated: "Mrs. Blessing Chikezie Onyekachi reported to the command of her missing husband, Mr. Chikezie Idenyi, who left home on 14/09/2024, told her he was going to Lagos on a business trip, but she did not hear him again.
"Command operatives from the Anti-kidnapping unit, through a painstaking investigation and credible intelligence, arrested one Innocent Elebe and Eze Elechi; they made useful statements, which led the police to arrest Obinna Nwanguru and Oda Peter.
"They confessed to killing Chikezie Idenyi, Chibu Odii and Eze Fabian on different dates while trying to extract their blood/ organs to use it to cure a cognitively impaired person (Down syndrome). Operatives of the command have recovered the corpses of Chikezie Idenyi and Chibu Odii while effort is ongoing to recover the remains of the third victim.
"On 17/10/2024, Miss Nwigbo was kidnapped and held hostage in a Forest behind Okwagba Primary School by Ominiyi Friday, Ubochi Ifeanyi and others at large.
"The kidnappers raped and held the victim for four days while they collected a ransom of ₦400,000 before they freed the victim. On 22/10/2024 operatives of the command who had been on the trail of the kidnappers arrested the 2 suspects while effort is ongoing to arrest others at large. They will be arraigned in court to answer for their crimes"
