A ransom payment of N10.3 million has led to a police investigation that resulted in the arrest of two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Rivers State.

Channels Television reported that the victim, identified as Hassan, was abducted on September 7, 2026, around the Fidelity Bank area of Garrison, Port Harcourt. He was subsequently taken to Igbugulu Waterside in Borikiri, where he spent three days in captivity before his relatives secured his release after paying the ransom.

The case was taken up by the Rivers State Police Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, whose investigation led to the arrest of two men allegedly connected to the abduction.

The suspects were identified as 24-year-old Victor Ifeanyi, also known as “Big Boby”, from Aguleri Community in Anambra State, and 36-year-old Aniekan Okon Michael, popularly known as “Duff Man”, from Ikot Ukpor in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

According to Channels Television, the suspects reportedly admitted their involvement and disclosed that the operation involved six people who used a white minibus. Police said efforts were continuing to locate the other members of the alleged gang.

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, urged residents to provide credible information that could assist the authorities in identifying and apprehending criminals. He assured the public that such information would be treated confidentially and said the command would maintain intelligence-led operations against kidnapping and other criminal networks in the state.