Nkiru Slyvanus: Police arrest 16 suspects

Imo State Police Command
yesterday said it has arrested 16
suspects in connection with the
kidnapping of Nollywood actress
and Special Assistant to the State
Governor on Public Affairs, Nkiru
Sylvanus. The state Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr.
Vitalis Onugu (DSP), disclosed
that the suspects were arrested
in a raid of suspected
kidnappers' dens in the forest,
adding that they were already
assisting the police in its
investigation.
Meanwhile, the state government
has directed security agencies to
arrest any unauthorised person
found using siren and vehicles
with tinted glasses. Rising from a
security council meeting, the
state Governor, Owelle Rochas
Okorocha, said the renewed war
against unauthorised use of
siren and tinted glasses was part
of the stringent measures
adopted by the council to
checkmate crime in the state,
especially during the Yuletide.
Also, members of the Actors Guild
of Nigeria (AGN), Southeast Zone,
demanded the immediate release
of the actress. Members of the
actors' body, led by its National
Vice President, Southeast,
Ikechukwu Ezenagu, a legal
practitioner, barricaded the
entrance of Government House
displaying placards with various
inscriptions which include,
"Southeast governors give
Nollywood actors security,"
"Insecurity is the bane of
investment in the Southeast,"
"Turn away from kidnapping and
join Nollywood," among others.