In a shocking twist that has stunned residents of Enugu and Ebonyi States, two sisters serving in Nigeria’s paramilitary services have been arrested for allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of their own elder brother, Mr. Friday Chukwu, over a ₦30 million ransom.
The suspects, Juliet Chukwu, a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and Ngozi Nancy Chukwu, an officer with the Nigeria Immigration Service, were apprehended by operatives of the Anti-Cult Squad of the Enugu State Police Command.
According to police sources, the siblings orchestrated the abduction which occurred in May along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The victim, Mr. Chukwu, was released only after a ransom of ₦30 million was paid—funds believed to have ended up in the hands of his own sisters.
However, their criminal trail did not end there.
On July 14, Engr. Igwe Denis Chibueze, Chief Liaison Officer of China Oriental Quarry Company, was also kidnapped in a similarly coordinated operation. A ₦10 million ransom was demanded. Acting on credible intelligence, security agents raided a local hotel and caught the suspects red-handed while sharing the proceeds of the ransom.
Subsequent investigations uncovered a broader network of organized crime linked to the sisters in Ishiagu, Ebonyi State. Authorities revealed disturbing evidence tying them to a slew of illicit activities including staged abductions, pipeline vandalism, railway track theft, and alleged collaboration with armed herdsmen to terrorize surrounding rural communities.
A senior police official described the revelations as “a grave betrayal of public trust,” lamenting the abuse of official uniforms to perpetrate criminal acts.
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed that charges are being prepared, and the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.
The story continues to send shockwaves across the region, as citizens grapple with the disturbing reality of betrayal from within the very institutions meant to protect them—and within family lines once thought sacred.