Police arrest four suspected kidnappers of Bayelsa bizwoman

Men of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested four suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap of a 40-year-old businesswoman in the state.

Confirming the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Alonyenu Idu, said the victim was abducted at Opolo community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area on Tuesday evening.

He said the four suspects included the wife of the alleged mastermind of the lady’s abduction.

Idu said investigation by the state police command showed that some of the kidnappers were among the criminals chased by the police in Rivers State who raided their hideouts around the Isokun area of the state last week.

He claimed that the lady’s kidnappers fired several gunshots before grabbing her away in their vehicle.

“We have arrested the first layer of those who participated in the kidnap. The girlfriend to the mastermind was arrested”, the CP said.

He also linked the youth unrest in Biogbolo-Epie in the same Yenagoa LGA to the disorderly conduct of some suspects believed to be involved in the kidnap of the businesswoman.

Idu said the criminal behaviour of some of the youths attracted police attention, but upon being approached by officers, some of the boys became unruly and this resulted in a mob action on the officers, leading to a skirmish.

He said, “Two persons with strange behaviours were spotted at Biogbolo and when the police attempted to apprehend them for questioning, it led to the suspects raising their voices and that triggered a mob action in an attempt to disarm the policemen.”

He also claimed that the irate crowd attacked a team of the state-owned Community Safety Corps and attempted to disarm them.

The CP said the scuffle that ensued resulted in an accidental discharge of a bullet that injured one of the mobbers.

The incident caused confusion resulting in traffic jam around the Green Villa junction in Biogbolo-Epie at the Isaac Boro Expressway for some hours before normalcy was restored.