The Enugu State Police Command has arrested 30-year-old Ugbor Chika Paul following intensive law enforcement investigation into allegations of serial sexual assault and felony extortion targeting multiple women.
According to official police reports, the suspect was apprehended after a coordinated operation by investigators tracking a series of targeted coercion complaints. Authorities allege that the suspect utilized coercive blackmail tactics to exploit his victims over an extended period.
The command's spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the first victim, a 20-year-old POS operator at Akwata Market, Enugu, whose identity is withheld, was allegedly lured to a bush behind St. Peter’s Church, Coal Camp, at about 11:00 a.m. on 21 May 2026, where the suspect allegedly robbed and abused her, taking N600,000. The second victim, a 30-year-old POS operator at the same market, was allegedly lured to the same location at about 5:00 p.m. on 11 August 2026 and robbed of N120,000.o
Ndukwe said the third victim, aged 21, was allegedly lured through Facebook by the suspect, posing as Franklin Umeh, to Old Park, Enugu, at about 11:30 a.m. on 4 October 2026, before being taken to a bush around Udi Siding. He allegedly abused her, recorded her and robbed her of N100,000 and her phone. He subsequently threatened to circulate the video unless she paid N200,000 and allegedly used her phone to contact some of her WhatsApp contacts.
