Mr Ezekiel Onyike, the Police Public Relations Officer, of the command, confirmed the arrest in an interview in Aba on Wednesday.
Onyeji said that the suspect had been transferred to the Enugu State Police Command because that was where the crime was committed.
He said that the suspect, from Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of Abia, had been declared wanted by the Enugu State Police Command over his involvement in kidnapping of prominent personalities, including the ESUT’s Vice Chancellor.
A senior police officer from the Aba Area Police Command, under condition of anonymity, said that the suspect was arrested on a tip-off by a combined team of the Police Mobile Force and anti-robbery operatives.
He said that the suspect was arrested while trying to withdraw money in a bank at Port Harcourt Road, Aba.
Reports say that the ESUT Vice Chancellor was abducted on Aug. 15, and freed on Aug. 23.
He was kidnapped at about 11.30 a.m. at the university's gate at Agbani, Nkanu Local Government Area of Enugu State on his way to work
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