Two Kidnappers Arrested in Rivers for Luring 24-Year-Old Woman via Dating Site

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers who allegedly lured and abducted a 24-year-old woman they met on a dating site.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued from Port Harcourt, revealing that the suspects collected a ransom of ₦200,000 from the victim’s family before releasing her.

According to Iringe-Koko, the suspects were apprehended in Egwi Community, Etche Local Government Area, and are believed to be part of a notorious gang terrorizing the Etche axis and its environs.

The arrested men were identified as 25-year-old Ifeanyi Chukwu Alozie from Okomoko, Etche LGA, and 25-year-old Miracle Nwimene from Zakpo, Khana LGA. Both reportedly confessed to the crime.

“The Rivers State Police Command, in a daring operation, arrested two notorious kidnappers involved in the abduction of a 24-year-old woman on September 21, 2025, around 8:30 p.m. in Igbo Etche,” Iringe-Koko said.

She added that following actionable intelligence on September 22, operatives of the Special Operations and Intelligence Team (SOIT) tracked the suspects to their hideout in Egwi, Etche, around 10:00 p.m. and successfully arrested them.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they lured the victim via a dating site to Igbo Etche, where she was kidnapped. Despite pressure from our operatives, they collected ₦200,000 from her relatives before releasing her,” the police spokesperson stated.

The suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue, with authorities working to apprehend other members of the gang still at large..