Police rescue kidnap victim in Anambra

The police command in Anambra State has rescued a kidnap victim abducted on Tuesday at the Umuege village, Amawbia in the Awka area of the state. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed this in a statement, on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga said that the rescue was made possible […]

Police rescue kidnap victim in Anambra

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The police command in Anambra State has rescued a kidnap victim abducted on Tuesday at the Umuege village, Amawbia in the Awka area of the state.

SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed this in a statement, on Wednesday in Awka.

Ikenga said that the rescue was made possible following a chase and strategic positioning of operatives attached to the central police station Awka, on receiving information about the abduction.

According to him, this made the criminals operating in an unmarked Sienna vehicle to abandon the victim in Umunya, along Enugu/Onitsha expressway and fled the scene.

He said that the victim had been debriefed for necessary action. (NAN)