Suspects in Custody as Police Rescue Kidnap Victim

Police Operatives attached to Area Command Headquarters, Onitsha while on township patrol on 30th August 2023 received a distress call at about 9.30 P.M. of a kidnap incident around Borromeo Roundabout.

The Operatives responded to the distress call and caught up with a shuttle bus in which the kidnapped victim was held. 

According to a press release issued by the Anambra state command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ikenga Tochukwu on 31st August, 2023, "the highly trained operatives professionally engaged the kidnappers in a shootout without harming the hostage who was rescued unhurt."

"Two suspects were arrested at the scene while others managed to escape with gunshot wounds."

"The Police team recovered one  Barreta pistol, nine rounds of 9MM live ammunition, and a shuttle bus without number plates which the criminals used for the kidnap operation."

The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, while commending Police Operatives for the remarkable feat, charged them to intensify efforts aimed at apprehending the fleeing gang members. 

"He also called on hospitals in the area to report anyone presenting gunshot injuries while treatment is ongoing to save lives"