{
  "id": 12124792,
  "title": "Police rescue kidnap victim after ₦10.3m ransom payment in Rivers, arrest suspects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/police-rescue-kidnap-victim-after-10-3m-ransom-payment-in-rivers-12124792",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:14:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-rescue-kidnap-victim-after-%e2%82%a610-3m-ransom-payment-in-rivers-arrest-suspects/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Rivers State Police Command announced the arrest of two suspects linked to a kidnapping incident in Port Harcourt. Two men, Victor Ifeanyi and Aniekan Okon Michael, were apprehended in the Borikiri area. They were members of a six-man gang that abducted a female resident of Rivers State three days ago. The victim's family paid a ransom of N10.3 million before the police intervened. The command's spokesperson, Blessing Agabe, disclosed the arrest in a statement. Agabe informed that the Violent Crime Response Unit received a distress call and swiftly acted, rescuing the victim from Igbugulu Waterside after he was held captive for three days. The suspects, identified as \"Big Boby\" and \"Duff Man,\" reportedly used a white mini-bus during the kidnapping. The police are following up on the case, working to apprehend the remaining members of the criminal syndicate. The State Commissioner of Police urged the public to provide information to help authorities identify and prosecute criminals, assuring that the police respect confidentiality when receiving such information.",
  "summary": "Rivers State Police have arrested two members of a six-man syndicate who allegedly kidnapped a victim in Port Harcourt and collected a ₦10.3m ransom. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-rescue-kidnap-victim-after-%e2%82%a610-3m-ransom-payment-in-rivers-arrest-suspects/",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police rescue kidnap victim after ₦10.3m ransom payment in Rivers, arrest suspects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/police-rescue-kidnap-victim-after-10-3m-ransom-payment-in-rivers",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:04:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}