The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested the suspected commander of a kidnap syndicate in a forest in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east. "The arrest followed an earlier operation in which troops neutralised one member of the syndicate and apprehended another. "Subsequent exploitation of the arrested suspect yielded critical intelligence that led to the identification of the fleeing syndicate commander and the location of the group's concealed arms cache," he said. "Acting swiftly on the intelligence, troops intensified the manhunt, leading to the tracking, interception and arrest of the fleeing syndicate commander as he attempted to escape from Enugu State." "Further exploitation of intelligence obtained from the arrested suspects led troops to Umuchingu Ujenike Forest, where members of the syndicate had concealed their weapons."