Three kidnap suspects have been apprehended in the Rumuekini community in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was gathered that the suspects were arrested by members of a local vigilante while conveying about 25 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 in two buses.
A member of the local vigilante, Job Peter said the suspects came in two buses, adding that one of the buses was apprehended while the second bus fled.
He said before handing over the suspects and the children to the police, the suspects said they were taking the children to Egbeda in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State for voters’ registration.
Another member of the vigilante group said the children were lured with N1,000.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko said an investigation has commenced to determine the motive behind the incident.
