The Nigeria police Command in River State has arrested five suspected kidnappers, using online Dating App platforms to lure their victims in the State.
This followed the rescued a 24-year-old lady who was kidnapped after she travelled from Delta State to Port Harcourt to visit a friend by police operatives.
The command’s, Spokesperson Blessing Agabe stated in a statement on Thursday that the arrest followed intelligence received about the criminal activities.
She said the victim Chinyere was abducted along Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre LGA after arriving Port Harcourt on October 3.
According to Agabe the police got report of the kidnap the next day and operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit in Diobu commenced investigation.
Agabe disclosed that the suspects during interrogation confessed to the crime and also gave information about other kidnapping operations carried out in Igwuruta and Etche.
She added that they admitted to using dating sites to lure people from within and outside Port Harcourt before kidnapping them.
As online platforms become increasingly embedded in everyday romance and social connections, this alarming case serves as a stark reminder of the hidden dangers lurking behind digital screens.
