POLICE RESCUE THREE KIDNAPPED VICTIMS IN EDO, RECOVER AK-47
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The Edo State Police Command has announced the rescue of three kidnap victims on Monday.
This is according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Moses Yamu, who said they were abducted last month.
“Following the kidnap of some travellers on board a Toyota Sienna from Abuja heading to Onitsha in Anambra State which occurred along Okhuesan-Ewohimi road, on 29/01/2025 at about 1840hrs,” he said.
But the spokesperson noted that “Operatives of Ubiaja Divisional Headquarters in a joint operation with other tactical teams immediately went on the trail of the kidnappers”.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, ordered the additional deployment of Police Mobile Force Personnel with an order to ensure the rescue of the victims and arrest the perpetrators.
“The team, acting on intelligence today at about 1530hrs, mobilised to the bushes around Ugbebor, in partnership with local hunters and vigilantes. This effort paid off, as the kidnappers abandoned their victims and fled when they sensed that the operatives were closing in on them,” the party said.
“Those rescued include; ASP Elisha Jeremiah attached to FCID Abuja, Oyedele Ebenezer of Ogbidi Road Uromi, and Useni Malam Inusa. Victims are currently receiving treatment and will soon be reunited with their loved ones.”
In a related development, the Edo State Police Command has recovered one AK-47 rifle with breach number 1972P09108, loaded with 22 rounds of live ammunition.
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“On 03/02/2025 at about 1730hrs after the rescue of three (3) kidnapped victims, operatives of the Edo Command continued with manhunt for the kidnap suspects which led to the recovery of the AK 47 rifle in the Okhuesan forest along Okhuesan-Ewohimi road,” the police said.
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