Police intercept kidnappers, rescue victims in Anambra

The police in Anambra State, in collaboration with the military and Ihiala Vigilantes, have intercepted a black vehicle with registration number RSH 255MS during a routine patrol on Tuesday. The vehicle, which was being driven in a suspicious manner, was stopped, and the occupants attempted to flee, resulting in the rescue of kidnapped victims. According […]

The police in Anambra State, in collaboration with the military and Ihiala Vigilantes, have intercepted a black vehicle with registration number RSH 255MS during a routine patrol on Tuesday.

The vehicle, which was being driven in a suspicious manner, was stopped, and the occupants attempted to flee, resulting in the rescue of kidnapped victims.

According to a statement from the police spokesman in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the joint security team attempted to stop the vehicle, but the armed occupants opened fire on them.

He said during the gunfight, the joint security team succeeded in neutralizing one of the armed assailants, while four others, who sustained bullet wounds, abandoned the shuttle and escaped into a nearby bush.

“Upon searching the vehicle, the operatives discovered a blindfolded victim, suspected to have been kidnapped, with his hands and legs bound and his mouth sealed. The victim was successfully rescued, provided with first aid, and debriefed by police operatives. The shuttle was also recovered. The joint security team is continuing operations in the area in search of the other suspects,” he said.