Anambra: Police arrest two over kidnap, death of banker

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The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended two suspects believed to be involved in the kidnapping and murder of a female banker in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State.

PUNCH Online previously reported that the female banker, identified only as Ifeoma, was abducted and killed by suspected kidnappers on 13 January, despite her family paying a ransom of N14 million for her release.

The victim was kidnapped in Onitsha and held captive for several days before her captors contacted her family demanding ransom. After the ransom was paid, she was kept hostage until her body was discovered along Nnobi Road with her eyes bound.

In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said security operatives, following thorough investigations, tracked two suspects — Monday Egbe, aged 32, and Kenneth Nnoga, aged 28 — to their hideout in a neighbouring state.

Ikenga added that the suspects, arrested on 28 May 2025, are currently undergoing interrogation to provide further insight into the gang’s modus operandi and to aid in the arrest of other members.

The statement read: “Following the Anambra State Police Command’s commitment to pursue cases until suspects are apprehended and to prevent further criminal activities in the state, two suspects were arrested on May 28, 2025.“The two suspects are alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping and murder of a female bank manager after collecting a ransom of N14 million in Onitsha.

“Operatives, through diligent investigations, tracked the suspects, Monday Egbe, aged 32, and Kenneth Nnoga, aged 28, to their criminal hideout in a neighbouring state.

“The tragic incident occurred on January 13, 2025, when the victim’s lifeless body was found along Nnobi Road with her eyes bound, following the payment of the N14 million ransom by her family.

“The suspects are currently being interrogated to gain further insights into the gang’s operations and to facilitate the arrest of other members.” Punch