Troops, other security agencies foil kidnappers’ ransom collection, neutralise suspect in Edo

A suspected kidnapper has been neutralised by operatives of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army nether the 2 Division, Benin City  successful collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and different information agencies astatine the constituent of collecting the sum of N1.5 cardinal ransom from a unfortunate successful Edo State.

The troops nether cognition KO SALO, however, rescued the unfortunate unhurt and without the outgo of the ransom.

DAILY POST reports that Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Benin City disclosed this on Sunday, successful a connection made disposable to newsmen successful Benin City.

Anyanwu said suspected kidnappers allegedly abducted 50-year-old Lucky Egbiki astatine his workplace successful Okehussan, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.

He said connected receipt of the incident, the combined squad of the information operatives conducted a rescue cognition astatine astir 1800 hours connected 6 August 2026.

He added that during the operations, the information forces exploited ransom negotiations to lure the kidnappers to a predetermined determination astatine Onogholo, wrong Esan South East Local Government Area, wherever they engaged the transgression elements.

“During the encounter, 1 of the kidnappers who arrived astatine the determination to cod the ransom was neutralised by the troops, forcing the othe...