The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested three suspected Facebook scammers, kidnappers, and rapists in the state.
The command spokesman, Bright Edafe, disclosed this to journalists in Warri, on Wednesday.
Edafe said the suspects were nabbed on Monday by police operatives attached to the Ufuoma Police Division in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
He said the arrest followed a complaint from a lady who said that she saw one of the hoodlums that kidnapped her on December 11, 2022.
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According to Mr Edafe, the victim complained that the suspects held her hostage at a hotel in the Iwherekpokpor community, Ughelli North, and videoed and took nude pictures.
Mr Edafe said the victim reported that the suspects used the video and nude pictures to blackmail and demand ransom from her parents.
“On receipt of this complaint, the DPO Ufuoma Police Division immediately detailed a combined team of police detectives and Ekiugbo Community vigilante members and arrested one Cornelius Emene.
“During preliminary investigation, the suspect made a useful statement that led to the arrest of two others, Nelson Aghogho and Ufuoma Tunde.
“The suspects also gave an account of how they kidnapped another student of the School of Health and Technology, Ofuoma in Ughelli North,” he said.
The spokesperson revealed that investigations are currently ongoing.
