Police operatives in Edo on Monday rescued three kidnapped persons, including a police officer, who were abducted in the state.
The victims – ASP Elisha Jeremiah, Oyedele Ebenezer, and Useni Malam Inusa – were abducted by a group of gunmen while traveling from Abuja to Onitsha in Anambra State.
The spokesman for the state police command, Moses Yamu, said in a statement on Tuesday the victims were rescued in a joint operation by the operatives of the Ubiaja Divisional Headquarters and other tactical teams.
He said the team which acted on intelligence, mobilised to the bushes around Ugbebor, and partnered with local hunters and vigilantes to track down the kidnappers.
The spokesman said: “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.”
