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Anambra demolishes kidnappers’ hideout, discovers graves, shrine
The Anambra State Government has demolished a suspected kidnappers’ hideout operating under the guise of a hotel along the Onitsha-Owerri Road.
In a statement shared on the Anambra State New Media platform on X, the government revealed that the facility, known as Udoka Golden Point Hotel and Suites, also called “La Cruise Hotel,” served as a base for kidnappers and other criminal activities.
The shocking discovery included over 30 graves on the hotel’s premises, as well as a shrine located on the top floor.
The statement read: “Oba, Idemili South LGA! Demolition of kidnappers’ den disguised as Udoka Golden Point Hotel and Suites AKA ‘La Cruise Hotel’ along Onitsha-Owerri Road.
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“The hotel has well-partitioned graves of over 30 on the last floor with a shrine!!”
Authorities have since intensified efforts to investigate the criminal operations linked to the facility and are working to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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