Abducted police officer, two others rescued in Edo
Operatives of the Edo Police Command have rescued three kidnapped victims, including a police officer, who were abducted while travelling from Abuja to Onitsha in Anambra.
The command’s public relations officer, CSP Moses Yamu, said the victims, ASP Elisha Jeremiah, Oyedele Ebenezer, and Useni Malam Inusa, were rescued on February 3.
He said they were rescued after a joint operation by the operatives of the Ubiaja Divisional Headquarters and other tactical teams.
According to him, the team, acting on intelligence, mobilised to the bushes around Ugbebor, where they partnered with local hunters and vigilantes to track down the kidnappers.
“The kidnappers abandoned their victims and fled when they sensed that the operatives were closing in on them.
“The victims are currently receiving treatment and will soon be reunited with their loved ones.
“The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Otimenyin, ordered the deployment of additional Police Mobile Force Personnel to ensure the rescue of the victims and the arrest of the perpetrators,” he said.
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