26-year-old woman killed by k!dnappers after ransom was collected, body of victims recovered in evil forest

The Rivers State Police command has arrested one Goodnews Iberi, a 26-year-old native of Rumuakunde Community in Emohua LGA, in connection with the k!dnapping and m#rder of Rita Special Eleonu, a 25-year-old female from Rumuekini Community in Obio Akpor LGA, following a distress report on December 29, 2025, by the victim’s brother (name withheld). A statement from the command says that on December 13, 2025, the suspect and four of his accomplices, now at large, lured Rita to Rumuakunde axis in Emohua LGA, where she was k!dnapped and later taken to an ev!l forest along the East/West Road in Emohua. The suspects after collecting the sum of Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Naira (N210,000.00) in ransom from the victim’s family before m#rdering her. Acting on this distressing, but credible piece of information, operatives of the command attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU)  Emohua annex , utilizing intelligence-led Policing, arrested Iberi on January 8, 2026, at about 0630hrs. in his hideout.  The police say during preliminary interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime, highlighting his role and further incriminating four other accomplices. The suspect led police operatives to where the victim’s decomposing remains have been recovered from the forest and deposited at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Morgue for autopsy. The police added that the suspect is currently in police custody and an in-depth investigation has been launched, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of his syndicate.   The post 26-year-old woman killed by k!dnappers after ransom was collected, body of victims recovered in evil forest appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.