According to a press statement by the Anambra State command Police Public Relations Officer SP Ikenga Tochukwu on 4th September 2024, "the arrest is following the concern of the Commissioner of Police *CP Nnaghe Obono Itam* about the spate of reports of missing persons, especially within Okpoko, Onitsha and tasked the Police Operatives to nip such in the bud."
"Meanwhile, the victim has been safely returned from Accra Ghana to Nigeria and debriefed. The suspect is also currently undergoing interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, (SCID) Awka for possible rescue of other victims and arrest of other gang members"
Further development shall be communicated he added.