The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Goodnews Iberi, in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a young woman, Rita Special Eleonu, in an incident that has shocked residents of Emohua and Obio/Akpor Local Councils.
Eleonu, 25, a native of Rumuekini community in Obio/Akpor Council, was reportedly abducted in December 2025 and later murdered after her family paid a ransom of N210,000 to her captors.
The arrest followed a distress report lodged on December 29, 2025, by the victim’s brother, according to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Chief Superintendent of Police Grace Iringe-Koko.
Speaking on the development, Iringe-Koko said investiga
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