Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a female student of Enugu State University of Technology, (ESUT) Chinecherem Nwaokoye planning her own kidnap with her boyfriend identified as Chinecherem Aronu
The duo had mapped out plans of extorting money from the victim’s own family.
According to men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the state Police command, acting on an intelligence-led investigation of a disturbing report of alleged abduction of the ESUT student, they stormed a lodge located at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Temp Site, Awka, where the victim was found alive and in the company of her male accomplice.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Chinecherem had earlier contacted her family, informing them that she was returning home from school, but never arrived.
“Her phone remained switched off throughout that day. On Wednesday, 9th July 2025, her family received a call from an unknown male voice who claimed responsibility for her kidnap and demanded a ransom of ₦10,000,000, the statement disclosed.
“After negotiations, the ransom was reduced to ₦3,000,000, and a part payment of ₦1,000,000 was later paid into the victim’s bank account.”
The PPRO further said that upon interrogation, the two confessed to staging the kidnap as a plot to extract money from the victim’s family.
He stated that the female suspect, Nwaokoye, admitted masterminding the plan after watching a movie, adding that the intention was to give the money to her boyfriend to start a business.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has already directed that the suspects be charged to court without delay.
Condemning the incident, the commissioner pointed that it is a clear sign of deepening moral decay among some youths in the society.
Orutugu warned that the command will not tolerate such criminal deception and called on parents and guardians to pay closer attention to their children’s activities and peer group influence on their children.