Operatives of the Oba police divisional headquarters in Anambra state said it has arrested a notorious suspected kidnapper after a ransom of two hundred thousand naira was paid for their victims in captivity.

According to a statement by the Anambra police command spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga, two female victims between the ages of 15 to 19 years were rescued during the arrest of the kidnap suspect.

The arrested suspect identified as Ifeyinchukwu Ibesimako was said to have lured the victims through social media chats, by proposing friendship to them and holding them hostage until their relatives pay a certain amount to their gang before they are released.

The arrest of the suspect was also said to have brought more revelations of their criminal activities in the area and a report of another female victim who had already paid ransom and was released months ago.

The Anambra police commissioner CP Nnaghe Obono while admonishing the teeming youths to be careful of the people they meet on social media, directed the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti-kidnapping/robbery squad of the command for comprehensive investigations.