Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested a graduate of the National Open University, Stanley Obed, for allegedly threatening to kill his lover’s husband identified simply as Chidi in Rivers State.

It was gathered that Obed, who disguised as a kidnapper, demanded the sum of N2.5m from Chidi and threatened to kidnap him if he refused to pay the money.

According to a source, the 31-year-old sent a picture of ammunition to Chidi to further threaten him to pay the money.

The source said, “This deals with a case of threat to kidnap one Mr Chidi and his family if he refused to pay the sum of N2.5m by an unknown caller, with the phone number 08142134240, which was later reported to the IRT, Port Harcourt annex, on November 10, 2021.

“The IRT commenced action and the perpetrator was tracked and arrested on November 14, 2021, at his house in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. In the course of investigations, the suspect confessed that he stole the phone with the SIM card for the purpose of carrying out the act without being traced.

“He further confessed to be in possession of some quantities of live ammunition, and four AK-47 magazines and 121 rounds of 762mm live ammunition, which were later recovered from the bedroom of the same address.”

The suspect, in his confessional statement to the police, allegedly said he met Chidi’s wife at NOUN where they later became friends.

Speaking on how he got ammunition, Obed stated that a soldier, who was his friend, gave him the live ammunition to keep.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who confirmed that the suspect was arrested over threat to life, said he would be charged to court after investigation.

He said, “He was arrested when a case of threat to life was reported and magazines and live ammunition were recovered from him, but rifles were not found. He said the weapons belonged to one soldier in the North. I don’t know about the girlfriend angle to the matter because it was a case of threat to life that was reported.”