Police arrest 10 suspected kidnappers in Edo, rescue a female victim

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command person arrested 10 suspected kidnappers successful a associated cognition with vigilantes and hunters.

The suspects were arrested during a raid astatine the Eko Uwaya forest, Ekpoma, successful Esan West Local Government Area.

The Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the arrests to newsmen successful Benin City, said operatives of Ekpoma Division got credible accusation that immoderate equipped men person kidnapped a pistillate successful the area.

Ikoedem said the mediate aged pistillate who was kidnapped by the suspects was rescued unhurt during the raid.

She explained that the pistillate was taken heavy into the forest, wherever they demanded for N10 cardinal ransom.

Ikoedem stated that erstwhile the dialog for ransom was ongoing, the constabulary mobilised section vigilantes and hunters into the bush successful hunt of the kidnapped woman.

She said the hunt paid disconnected arsenic the pistillate was rescued unhurt portion 10 of the kidnappers were arrested successful the forest.

The constabulary spokesperson added that the rescued pistillate was capable to place immoderate of the suspects arsenic those that kidnapped her.

Ikoedem said each the arrested suspects person been transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping and Cybercrime Unit of the authorities constabulary bid for profiling and prosecution.

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