Kwara State Police Command says it has neutralised three kidnappers and recovered arms and ammunition from them at Ejiu ,Obbo Ile and Osi forest in southern senatorial zone of the state.
In a statement by the spokesman of the command Okasanmi Ajayi SP, said the incident occurred during an exchange of fire between the kidnappers and the joint teams of vigilante and police.
He explained that three of the kidnappers were neutralized, while others escaped with gunshot injuries.
Okasanmi noted that the operation was carried out by tactical team of the command in collaboration with local vigilante to rid the area of kidnappers and other criminal elements , following the recent kidnap and killing of a woman leader.
He said one of the neutralized kidnapper was identified as Dogo who has been in the wanted list of the police over the killing of one Femi Afolayan for failure to pay ransom sometime in February 2022.
Okasanmi maintained that efforts are ongoing to track and arrest the fleeing kidnappers.
PR/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
