Security agents comprising, police operatives and local vigilantes have began bush combing and search for seven travellers who were taken into hostage last Saturday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Obbo-Aiyegunle/Osi road, Ekiti Local Government Area in Kwara State.
Police intelligence report said Armed hoodlums, numbering about eight, reportedly intercepted a Sienna bus marked FFA 50 XD, heading to Offa from Abuja and forcefully abducted seven occupants, including the driver.
Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Command in Kwara State, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi who confirmed the incident on Sunday in a statement, assured that the hostages would be rescued and track down the perpetrators.
According to him, “The Kwara Command has intensified efforts through discreet investigation, intelligence gathering, and sustained bush combing to track down the perpetrators and secure the safe rescue of the remaining victims”.
“Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives in collaboration with local Vigilantes responded swiftly to the scene. The vehicle was recovered to the nearest police formation.
“During a coordinated search of the surrounding bush, three children aged between 2 and 12 years were located and safely rescued.
“One of the children was able to give the police detailed information of her guardian, he was contacted; the three rescued children have been reunited with their relatives.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, assures the public that the Command remains fully committed to the safety and protection of all residents and urges anyone with useful information to report through the established channels of the kwara police Command”.
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