Five kidnap victims rescued in Kogi: Police
The police command in Kogi says it rescued five kidnapped victims in the Adogo forest.
It disclosed this in a statement by SP Williams Oche-Aya, the command’s spokesman.
He said the police also recovered one AK-47 from the daredevils during a mob up exercise in their den in Ankpa LGA.
“Investigations revealed that five victims were earlier kidnapped at Aresuare area of Ajaokuta local government by their abductors. They (victims) were kidnapped on May 17 while in transit along the Ajaokuta-Adogo road.
“The operatives, while on a rescue mission, combed the bush and invaded the kidnappers’ camp and engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel.
“But due to the superior firepower of the team, the hoodlums abandoned their victims and fled. All the victims were rescued unhurt,” the police said.
The police said an AK-47 rille was recovered following a tip-off that some armed hoodlums driving in an unregistered Camry went to the Ojode area, Ankpa, started shooting sporadically and shot dead a suspect identified as Iliyasu Abubakar, while one other sustained bullet wound on his right chest.
According to the statement, the Divisional Police Officer of Ankpa, CSP Chikamnele Amaralam, swung into action and mobilised his team to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in gun duel.
(NAN)
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