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Posted By Admin On November 29th, 2024
Police in Anambra State have arrested a couple for allegedly using voice notes sent to residents to extort them, after threatening to kidnap or kill them.
Police spokesperson in Anambra, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the couple whose names were given as Mr Okoye Kingsley and Mrs Chidinma Okoye had in their possession diverse sim cards, which they used to carry out their plans.
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He said: “Given reports of text messages and voice notes received by unsuspecting members of the public on threats of abduction and kidnap, the Joint Security Force comprising the Police and AVG acting on technology-driven information in the early hours of Friday, 29/11/2024 arrested a couple.
“The couple, one Mr Okoye Kingsley aged 36 years and Mrs Chidinma Okoye aged 27 years respectively were arrested in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State with phones and sim cards.
“The Couple specialises in sending threatening messages to people and demanding ransom or they shall be abducted or killed. They all confessed to the crime and admitted to destroying some of the sim cards which they had earlier used to commit the crimes.”
Ikenga said the State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has directed the immediate transfer of the case to the Anti-Kidnapping/Robbery Squad of the Command for comprehensive investigations while the accused persons will be charged to court on conclusion of the investigations.
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/11/29/police-arrest-thieving-couple-over-voice-note-scam-extortion/
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