Police rescue 13 abducted Young Shall Grow Motors’ passengers

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command person rescued 13 passengers of the Young Shall Grow Motors reportedly abducted by gunmen portion travelling to Lagos State.

DAILY POST reports that the victims who were travelling to Lagos from Akwa Ibom State were reportedly kidnapped connected May 9, 2026, on Benin-Sapele adjacent to Ologbo successful Edo State.

The Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this successful a connection on Saturday, May 23, 2026, successful Benin City.

Ikoedem said the kidnappers changeable a pistillate passenger.

She said 5 of the passengers, comprising 2 adults and 3 children, were archetypal rescued erstwhile operatives of the Command launched a coordinated rescue and bush combing operations.

She added that done the deployment of drones, aerial surveillance, intelligence-driven policing and sustained technological support, operatives of the Command connected May 10, 2026

engaged the kidnappers successful a weapon duel and successfully rescued 2 further victims.

The command’s representation shaper further added that the remaining six abducted passengers person each been rescued unhurt.

She said the Commissioner of Police successful the State, Monday Agbonika, commended the courageousness and resilience of the operatives progressive successful the cognition and reassured residents that the Command is not relenting successful its efforts arsenic intensive bush combing operations are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime.

DAILY POST learnt that the kidnappers contacted the victims’ families and demanded a ransom of N30 cardinal each from the victims.

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