Security operatives arrest three suspected kidnappers, rescue victims in Edo

A combined squad of operatives of the Edo State Police Command, section hunters and different information agencies person apprehended 3 suspected kidnappers successful the state.

The operatives besides rescued 3 kidnapped victims, portion 1 inactive remains successful captivity.

DAILY POST reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this to newsmen successful Benin City, said the victims were abducted by gunmen successful Ekpoma town, Esan West Local Government Area, and whisked into Illeh forest.

Ikoedem gave the names of the 3 rescued victims arsenic Olaefe Ehimen, Taiye Ibrahim and Mrs Ehimen.

She said the kidnappers had already contacted the household members of the victims to request ransom earlier they were rescued by the information agencies.

“The constabulary received a distress telephone implicit the kidnapping incidental and mobilised, successful collaboration with section hunters and different information agencies, for bush combing successful Illeh wood and rescuing the victims.

“The cognition besides led to the apprehension of 3 suspects successful transportation with the kidnapping,” she said.

She said efforts were successful apical cogwheel to apprehend the remainder of the syndicate.

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