Kidnapped Ebonyi monarch killed in captivity as Police arrest nine suspects

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 9 suspects successful transportation with the kidnapping and sidesplitting of a accepted ruler, Eze Francis Igwe.

Eze Igwe, the accepted ruler of Ndufu-Alike Ikwo and begetter of erstwhile Ebonyi State Deputy Governor, Kelechi Igwe, was reportedly abducted successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday portion connected his mode to church.

In a connection issued connected Friday, March 6, 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer successful the state, Joshua Ukandu, said the suspects were arrested pursuing intensive operations launched aft the monarch’s abduction connected March 1.
Ukandu explained that constabulary operatives instantly deployed quality and method resources to rescue the monarch.

The cognition archetypal led to the apprehension of 2 suspected members of the kidnapping syndicate.
During interrogation, the suspects allegedly confessed that the monarch had been killed connected March 2 and agreed to pb information operatives to the gang’s hideout to retrieve the body.

However, arsenic the constabulary squad approached the hideout, different members of the pack reportedly opened occurrence connected the operatives. The constabulary responded with what was described arsenic superior firepower, overpowering the atta...