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Police rescued 11 kidnap victims in Abuja; in search of kidnappers: Official

The police said they’re combing the forests to arrest the kidnappers and rescue other victims.

• February 27, 2022
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The Police command in the Federal Capital Territory has rescued 11 kidnap victims in Gwargwada community in Kuje Area Council of the territory.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She said the victims, kidnapped on February 17, were rescued on Saturday following prompt response by operatives of the command to the report of the abduction.

Upon receipt of the report, she said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Babaji Sunday, ordered massive manhunt for the perpetrators and the rescue operation of the victims.

She said the prompt tactical and intelligence driven special operation by police operatives led to rescue of all the abducted victims unhurt.

Ms Adeh said intelligence at the disposal of the Command uncovered the criminals den in a forest within Kuje area of the FCT.

She said police operatives were already combing the forests to arrest the criminal elements and rescue other victims.

Ms Adeh said the rescued victims were already undergoing medical evaluations and would be reunited with their families as soon as confirmed medically stable.

The command’s spokesperson pledged the commitment of the command to combat crimes and criminality in the FCT.
(NAN)

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