Ayomiposi Ajidahun
Officers of the Nigeria Police, Anambra State Command, have arrested a 23-year-old woman, Okonkwo Onyinye, for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a businessman.
The victim was robbed of N24 million and his Toyota Highlander SUV in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area.
Anambra Police Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this on Wednesday, explained that the stolen vehicle was recovered in Ogidi and the suspect, Onyinye, was arrested in collaboration with Agunechemba Security.
He added that the suspects forced the victim into the boot of their vehicle, transferred £24 million from his account and took him to a bush where they dumped him.
According to Ikenga, the stolen vehicle with registration number RBC 649 CN has been recovered.
“Officers of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Police Station 3-3, in collaboration with the Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, in the early hours of October 27, 2025, arrested Okonkwo Onyinye, 23, a female accomplice in a reported case of armed robbery and kidnapping.
“The team also recovered a Toyota Highlander SUV which was snatched from the victim in Ogidi.
“Preliminary information revealed that the victim was betrayed by five armed men operating in a Toyota Corolla car at Nkwelle GRA Gate.
“The suspects forcibly placed the victim in the boot of their vehicle and drove to a bush in Umuoji town, where they stripped him of his phone and transferred the sum of £24,000,000 from his account before abandoning it and escaping with the vehicle.
“Following the report, the Joint Security Team, acting on technological intelligence, traced the movement of the suspects to Nawfia and subsequently to Ogidi, where the armed thugs engaged the officers with sporadic gunfire before fleeing the scene.
“Meanwhile, the Toyota Highlander, white in color with registration number RBC 649 CN, was recovered and the accomplice, Okonkwo Onyinye, was subsequently arrested at the scene.
“He is currently assisting police detectives with credible information that will assist in the arrest of other fleeing gang members.
“In addition, the police have intensified patrols within the state, ahead of the Anambra State gubernatorial election scheduled for November 8, 2025. Further developments will be communicated accordingly,” he said.
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