Police detectives in Akwa Ibom state have arrested three suspected members of a kidnap syndicate as the leader went to pick up N3 million ransom from relatives of a kidnapped victim.
The suspects – Austin Agba, 35; Friday Sunday Paul, 23, and Christian Ekenu, 27 were nabbed at Olympus Hotel, along Afaha Uqua Road, Eket Local Government Area of the state, the venue for the pick-up.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Cordelia Nwawe, who paraded the suspects before newsmen in Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, the state capital yesterday, said they were members of the same gang.
The PPRO assured that the police, under Mr. Murtala Mani, was equal to the task of making the state uncomfortable for criminals.