Released Journalist:Police Vow To Apprehend Abductors

The Imo State Com
missioner of Police, Mr. Austin Evbakhavbok, has said  that the command would do everything possible to arrest and prosecute the abductors of Miss Chidi Opara, the State Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria.
Evbakhavbok gave the assurance in Owerri while briefing journalists on the command’s recent achievements in fighting crimes and criminals in the state.
The commissioner confirmed that Opara, who was kidnapped last Wednesday along the MCC/Uratta road by unknown gunmen, was released by her abductors last Thursday night, following an intensive manhunt by the men of the command.
He said though she had been released, her abductors must be punished for their crime.
According to him, the command has arrested alleged kidnappers operating in Ngor-Okpala Local Government of Imo State and promised to charge the suspects to court when investigation was concluded.
The command, he said, had also arrested  a two-man gang —Messrs Kelechi Nwogu and Ebuka Ibe, who, over the years, had been stealing children and trafficking in children.
He vowed that the command would continue to intensify efforts until criminals were completely subdued.
The Chairman, Imo State Council of the NUJ, Mr. Innocent Igwe, commended the commissioner of police for his quick response when the NAN journalist was abducted.
Igwe urged him to continue to fight crime especially kidnapping, adding that Imo NUJ would continue to partner with the police to ensure reduction in crime rate.
He also urged the commissioner to ensure that the command recovered Opara’s missing car.