Police authorities in Anambra have smashed and arrested a death threat syndicate. 

The spokesperson of the Anambra Police Command Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.

“Police in Ozubulu and Umunze towns in Anambra State have smashed two deadly syndicates extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public via deadly threats,” he said.

“At Umunze, Orumba South LGA Headquarters two suspects were nabbed after painstaking investigation.

“The suspects had sent text messages to their victim identifying themselves as members of ESN and demanding that he paid them a huge sum or else he and his daughter would be kidnapped and killed.

“Both suspects are now cooling their feet in detention and will be arraigned in court soon.”

It added that police operatives in the same town also arrested one male suspect who used two different lines to issue deadly threats to a businessman.

“He claimed to be an ESN Commander and ordered his victim to pay up or be killed. A meticulous investigation employing technology and human assets led detectives to his hideout where he was arrested and both sims recovered. He was taken into custody and is to be arraigned in court.”