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Anambra native doctor, one other arrested for kidnapping, robbery

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The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested two suspects, including a native doctor, for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery. The command said it also recovered one pump action, the victim’s vehicle and other incriminating items from the suspects. This was disclosed by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a press statement on

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