Kwara State Police Command says it has successfully rescued thirteen kidnapped victims following a distress call.
In a statement of the police public relations officer,Adetoun Ejinre-Adeyemi says the victims, who were forcefully abducted by armed assailants on their way to a wedding program in Kogi State, were rescued in a joint operation involving the Police and the Oke-Ero Local Government Security Initiative personnel.
According to it acting on credible intelligence and with the support of local informants, the security operatives swiftly mobilized to the suspects’ hideout located in the Idofin-Igbana area.
It further points that upon sighting the security team, the kidnappers, six in number and some dressed to disguise in military uniforms, engaged the operatives in a gun battle but were overpowered by the superior firepower of the rescue team.
Adetoun explains that the suspects fled the scene with various degrees of injuries, abandoning their captives in the process.
The statement says the rescued victims includes three females and ten males from various locations, including Odo-Owa in Oke-Ero LGA, Ilorin, Ogbomoso, and a group of trailer drivers en route to Kogi State.
It says two of the victims sustained minor gunshot injuries, adding that all victims were immediately provided with medical care at a nearby hospital, stabilized, and subsequently reunited with their families.
The command further assures the public of the Command’s commitment to sustaining the fight against all forms of criminality in the state.E
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
