Enugu: Shock As Two Sisters, Both Security Agents, Kidnap Brother For Ransom

By Charles Igbo

Shock and shouts of sacrilege were the reaction to the kidnap incident which involved two sisters. The victim?: Their elder brother.

If the act was sacrilegious, the shocking aspect is that both sisters, Juliet Chukwu and Ngozi Chukwu, are Security Agents. While Juliet is of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, Ngozi is of the Nigeria Immigration Service.

The two, according to reports, conspired with four others, now at large,  and, allegedly, kidnapped their elder brother, Friday Chukwu for ransom.

The asking price to effect his release: N30 million Naira.

For their courage to mastermind the  heinous crime of the abduction of their brother for financial gains, the two are cooling their legs in  Police custody. They have been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command.

The two, allegedly, arranged for the kidnap of their brother, Friday, in June. It was effected near the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. They hail from Amaeze Ishiagu Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.

Their brother was released after the sum of N30m was raised and paid.

Their brother’s kidnap was not their only involvement in the business of kidnapping for ransom.

They, allegedly,  masterminded the kidnap of Engr. Dennis Igwe, the General Manager of China Oriental Mining Company, Engr. within the same area on Monday.

But Igwe’s abduction was their undoing. Their cup filled up  when they were traced and  arrested in  a hotel where they chose to share the N10 million ransom paid for Igwe’s release.

They were promptly arrested.

In a Facebook post, Comrade Chika Nwoba, appealed to  security agencies  to ensure the matter is not swept under the carpet.

His post read:  “News broke in June, 2025, about the kidnap of one Mr. Friday Chukwu along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, an elder brother to Mrs Juliet Chukwu who is a Civil Defence officer and Mrs. Ngozi Nancy Chukwu who is an Immigration Officer all from Amaeze, Ishiagu, Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State and it was alleged that the sum of N30 million was paid as ransom before the release of Mr. Friday Chukwu.

“Weeks later, on Monday 14/7/2025, the CEO of China Oriental Quarry Company, Engr. Igwe Denis Chibueze was kidnapped along the same route with a demand of N10 million.

The stakeholders rallied the sum with a security link and they were trailed to a hotel room where they were sharing the proceeds of their criminal act.

“They have been previously alleged to have link to many criminal activities happening around Ishiagu in Ebonyi State, ranging from conniving with Fulani herders to stage kidnap along Ishiagu road, looting of railway rails and properties and vandalization of pipeline among other heinous crimes.

“The source through which they escape in many of their crimes is still unknown, but the recent case shouldn’t be treated like other of their crimes and the Nigerian Civil Defence Corp and Immigration Service should meet the case with the punishment it deserves.”

Chief Emmanuel Ajah, Chairman of Ivo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, confirmed the arrest of the two sisters. He however said that even though the crimes happened outside his jurisdiction, he had written to both the Enugu Police Command and the Ebonyi Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps.

His words: “Yes. We are aware of the incidents; but it didn’t happen in my Local Government Area. The incidents took place in Enugu State. The sisters to Mr Friday Chukwu, who is my friend have been arrested. They said they are six, so four people are still on the run. I have written to both the Enugu Police Command and the Ebonyi Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps.”