Nigeria, June 30 -- The police in Anambra State have arrested a 24-year-old man for planning his friend's kidnap and collecting ransom worth N5.3 million.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect, Victor Muanaenye, committed the alleged offence with members of his kidnap gang.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, did not, however, identify the victim and when the suspect and his gang members kidnaped him.

The spokesperson said operatives from Uli Divisional Police Headquarters arrested Mr Muanaenye on Thursday evening after receiving a tip-off about the incident.

Mr Ikenga said the suspect allegedly planned the kidnapping of his unnamed friend and collected the ransom before t...