Nigeria, March 24 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested three suspected kidnappers in the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, identified the suspects as 22-year-old woman, Favour Dike, and two men - Ifeanyi Kingsley, 30, and Wisdom Chikodi, 31.

The spokesperson said the three suspects were members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate terrorising residents of the state.

He said the suspects were arrested on 18 March by the operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the state police command.

Mr Okoye said the suspects were arrested following the kidnap of a victim, Sabinus Ibe, on 22 February.

He s...