The Central Luzon Police director, Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, said the Nigerians were nabbed when operatives of the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group, and Mabalacat City and Angeles City police raided their hideout in Barangay Malabanias.
“The suspects kidnapped their compatriot, Ikeagwuana, a student residing at Urban Resort Residences in Paranaque City, and held him for ransom.
“Hopefully, this will serve as a warning to those who want to commit crimes and to thieves,” Maranan said.
He added that two pistols and a revolver with ammunition were retrieved from the suspects.
Meanwhile, in September, three Nigerians were arrested in Las Piñas City for alleged extortion and cybercrime.
The country’s National Bureau of Investigation arrested the Nigerians – Ugochukwu Osuagwu, Chinonso Omeje and Benjamin Onu – following complaint by their victim.
The NBI Director Jaime Santiago said they were charged with extortion, financial scam and cybercrime.
The victim said she met Osuagwu on a dating site and briefly dated in August 2022.
According to local media, the complainant said the suspect borrowed her GCash account and SIM number under the guise of transferring money for university tuition.
She did not know that Osuagwu and his accomplices had used her accounts as money mules for the proceeds of their scamming activities.
The victim even ended up in jail after one of the people whom the suspects duped filed charges against her.
She asked the suspects to return her accounts, but they demanded P3,000 which was lowered to P2,500.
The suspects were arrested after they accepted the marked money.
Cell phones with GCash accounts and Automated Teller Machine cards were recovered from them.
