Police rescue kidnapped victim after gun battle in Jos

The Plateau State Police Command has rescued a 38-year man, Njin John Kwatsen, who was kidnapped by his abductors in Rantya community of Jos South LGA of Plateau State. The police said the victim, who was kidnapped on Friday, was rescued by the officers of the command on Saturday after gun battle with the kidnappers […]

The Plateau State Police Command has rescued a 38-year man, Njin John Kwatsen, who was kidnapped by his abductors in Rantya community of Jos South LGA of Plateau State.

The police said the victim, who was kidnapped on Friday, was rescued by the officers of the command on Saturday after gun battle with the kidnappers in a forest around Rantya community.

According to the police, the kidnappers had earlier demanded N10 million ransom from the family of the victims but they could not source the money.

In a statement on Sunday, the spokesman for the command, DSP Alabo Alfred, said “On 23/10/2024 at about 10pm, we received a distress call from one Orit Dimka, male of Dong Kasa reporting that his friend, one Njin John Kwatsen, male, 38 years old who resides in Port Harcourt, but came to Jos on a visit has been missing for some time now and his vehicle was discovered abandoned on the roadside.

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“That after some time, he received a call from an unknown number informing him that his friend has been kidnapped and is in their custody. He was requested to pay the cash sum of N10 million only as ransom for his friend’s release. Upon receipt of this report, the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Rantya division to mobilise to the scene.

“While conducting a search/rescue mission around the mountainous forests of Rantya area, our team of police officers traced the kidnappers to their den where they were engaged in a gun duel. Due to the superior firepower of our men, the hoodlums fled for their lives, abandoning the victim who was rescued unhurt and reunited with his family.’’