23-year-old woman, Okonkwo Onyinye, has been arrested in connection with the abduction and robbery of a businessman in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State.
The victim was reportedly robbed of ₦24 million and his Toyota Highlander SUV.
Police spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga stated that Onyinye was apprehended by the Anambra State Police Command in collaboration with the Agunechemba Security outfit.
The suspect is now providing credible information to help authorities apprehend her accomplices.
According to Ikenga, the victim was forcefully placed in the boot of his vehicle, driven to a bush in Umuoji, and dispossessed of his money and phone.
The suspects fled with the SUV, which has the registration number RBC 649 CN, but it was later recovered.
“The Joint Security Team, acting on technologically-driven intelligence, traced the suspects’ movements from Nawfia to Ogidi, where a brief gunfire exchange occurred before the armed men escaped,” Ikenga said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the robbery involved five armed men in a Toyota Corolla, who double-crossed the victim at Nkwelle GRA Gate.
Police have intensified patrols across the state ahead of the Anambra Governorship Election scheduled for November 8, 2025, and promised to provide updates on further developments.
