Edo: Mother, 3 children, couple abducted, victims rescued – Police

A 40-year-old woman, identified arsenic Patience Omonete, and her 3 children, aged 14, 12 and 10, were reportedly kidnapped astatine Onomi Farm successful Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this successful a statement, said the victims were abducted from the workplace connected September 3, 2026.

Ikoedem, however, said the pistillate and her 3 children person been rescued by a combined squad of information operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Okpella.

She said the DPO mobilised constabulary operatives, the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, and section hunters, who launched a coordinated rescue cognition into the wood astir Onomi-Iddo, Okpella.

According to her, the aggravated manhunt mounted by the information squad forced the kidnappers to wantonness the victims successful the forest.

“The pistillate and her 3 children were subsequently rescued unhurt and reunited with their family,” she said.

The constabulary spokesperson added that efforts were ongoing to place and apprehend the perpetrators.

Ikoedem besides disclosed that a 49-year-old woman, identified arsenic Ri...