River: Four Police personnel apprehended for alleged abduction of hotel staff, demanding ransom

At least four Rivers State Police Command agents have been detained for reportedly kidnapping a hotel employee in Port-Harcourt, the state capital.

The state’s Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed the development during a press conference, saying the four officers involved in the terrible crime had been apprehended.

The Commissioner stated that he learned about the incident through social media and immediately acted to ensure that the victim was released and the perpetrators were apprehended.

“They have been arrested. I am waiting for a complaint from the victim, so that I will know what and what to look out for. The officers are in custody.

“We are not hiding anything. When the complaint comes, we will give you details of what we have done. If I don’t get complaints from members of the public on this, I will believe everything is okay. All of us are in this together,” Disu said.

According to Daily Post, on Tuesday, some policemen on patrol at the weekend, intercepted one Darlington Bieh around Choba in the Obio/Akpor part of the state and whisked him to an unknown destination.

It was learnt that the policemen had after intercepting the victim, searched his bags, pockets, and phone, but found nothing incriminating.

They thereafter saw some photos indicating that Darlington Bieh works in a big hotel.

According to reports, the officers asked the victim to call his family members to send money in millions, threatening that they would kill him and throw his corpse into the Choba River if the family failed to comply.

Bieh, however, called his boss, the owner of the hotel, who quickly alerted a Divisional Police Officer (DPO).

The DPO pretended to be the victim’s father, leading to the arrest of the suspects.