Police In Edo Neutralise Three Kidnappers, Rescue One-year-old Baby

The Edo State Police Command has neutralized three kidnappers in its bid to continuously tackle kidnappings and other crimes headlong,

According to a statement by the state police command, a distress call was raised by distraught residents of Achigbor Community along Benin – Auchi road, in Uhunmwonde LGA of Edo State at about 1930hrs on 13/09/2022.

“The Police Operatives on pin-down along that axis immediately mobilized and moved to the scene, where they came to an empty compound that had been vandalized and One Elizabeth Ojo ‘F’ 42yrs screaming that her baby had been taken.

“On enquiry, she said some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers vandalized her property and whisked her baby of one year and one month old away into the bush.

“The Operatives immediately moved into the bush, for possible rescue of the baby. The kidnappers on sighting the Operatives threw the baby into the bush and opened fire on them.

“In the firefight with the Police operatives, 3 of the 6 kidnappers succumbed to our Superior firepower. The other three are still on the run while further bush combing of that general area is still ongoing.

“The baby was rescued unhurt and has been handed over to the mother, while the following items were recovered at the scene;
One cut-to-size double barrel gun
One cutlass
One battle axe.”

The Commissioner of Police CP Abutu Yaro, fdc while commending the Operatives for their timely intervention urged the good people of Edo State to be more security conscious and vigilant even as the year is coming to a close.

The police boss further reassured the general populace that the command would continue to handle every complaint with expedient actions.
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