How notorious Abuja kidnapper, Chinaza Philip was arrested

The Nigeria Police Force has issued a statement detailing how Chinaza Phillip, a notorious kidnapper terrorizing Abuja and its environs was arrested.

ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said that Philip was arrested by the operatives of the Kaduna Police Command on Thursday, January 18.

According to the statement, Philip was arrested by operatives of the Kaduna Police Command when he and other members of his gang were transiting one of their victims Segun Akinyemi from Abuja to Kaduna.

Akinyemi was kidnapped as he was driving out of his house.

The statement read: “In a proactive move, following a report on the abduction of a victim from his house along with his Hilux Van with Reg. No. RBC 90 DL Gray colour by four armed men who disguised in a white Mercedez Benz 230 car.

“Police operatives in an intelligence propelled investigation discovered that the victim was being taken to Kano State, but was dispossessed of his ATM cards at Kaduna while the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) was transferred from his account.
“The suspects however ran out of luck as they were intercepted by Police operatives at a filling station in Kaduna where three of them escaped, while one by the name Chinaza Philip Okoye Michael was arrested.

“The victim was rescued unhurt and the said Hilux Van recovered.

“It was discovered that Chinaza Philip Okoye Michael and his accomplices had earlier been arrested sometime in November 2023 and charged for similar offences, at the High Court, Kwali, Abuja, but went back to committing even worse crimes while on court bail.”