Police Dismiss Three Officers Over Kidnapping In Abia State

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Abia State Police Command on Friday, February 7, 2025, announced the dismissal of three of its personnel for their involvement in acts  bordering on  abductions, conspiracy and extortion of innocent persons.

A statement from the Command’s spokesperson Chilaka Maureen DSP, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Danladi Isa has okayed the  dismissal, after the  outcome of an in-house trial found the officers guilty of gross  professional misconducts.

According to Chilaka, the officers were found guilty of indulgence in abduction and extortion of unsuspecting members of the public.

The affected personnel are: Sergeant Jonas Nnamdi, Force number 501356, Corporal James Daniel, Force no.511844, and Corporal Ifeanyi Emeka, Force no.511853.

Until their dismissal, they were Police Operatives attached to Aba Area Commmand, Department of Operations Umuahia, and Eziama Division Aba respectively .

Consequently, the officers have been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID for prosecution, together with their identified civilian accomplices.

The statement noted that the officers. were apprehended on January 29, 2025, following their connivance with two civilians to kidnap some innocent persons along the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway.

They were said to have hired a minibus with which they  abducted and extorted their victims .

At the time of their arrest, they were found with many incriminating  items including assault riffles, electric baton, and a Beretta pistol which they used to intimidate and extort their victims.

They were, also, found guilty of demanding and obtaining additional huge ransoms from the families and relations of their innocent victims, before releasing them.

The Police informed that their arrest by operatives led by the DPO of Abayi formation Aba, were followed by an Orderly Room trial which subsequently established their culpability.

“Their dismissal follows the administrative disciplinary measures taken by the Abia State Police Command and their Service Accouterments have been retrieved.

CP Danladi Isa reaffirmed the Command’s zero tolerance for corruption and unprofessional conducts, and emphasized that discipline and professionalism remain the foundation of the Nigeria Police Force.

“He assured the public that the Command, under his leadership would not tolerate any forms of misconduct. The dismissed officers and their civilian accomplices will face  prosecution as part of the Command’s efforts towards maintaining law and order in Abia State”, the police statement read in part.