Operatives of the Nigeria police have rescued 13 hostages abducted on Benin-Lagos road, two weeks ago by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, unhurt.
The passengers were seized in Ogua Community on the Benin–Lagos Road, where armed men attacked a commercial bus belonging to Young Shall Grow Motors.
The vehicle was conveying thirteen (13) passengers from Akwa Ibom State to Lagos, during which a female passenger was shot by the hoodlums.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria police Command in Edo State, ASP Eno Ikoedem disclosed this on Saturday in a statement.
She revealed that five (5) passengers, comprising two adults and three children, and has remained on the trail of the kidnappers.
The feat was achieved
through the deployment of drones, aerial surveillance, intelligence-driven policing, and sustained technological support, operatives of the Command, engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel and rescued two additional passengers, Ikoedem said.
“Today, the Edo State Police Command is pleased to inform the general public that the remaining six abducted passengers have all been rescued unhurt.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, commends the courage and resilience of the operatives involved in the operation and reassures residents that the Command is not relenting in its efforts as intensive bush combing operations are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators of this crime”, Ikoedem said.
