26th February, 2024
By Thompson Yamput
Eleven passengers abducted from Peace Mass Transit Bus and five others kidnapped from Sienna bus on Sunday, Feb. 25 along Ette Enugu Ezike road and taken to the bush have been rescued by security operatives.
The spokesperson for Kogi Police Police Command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, announced the rescue of the 16 kidnapped people in a statement on Monday.
He described the rescue operation as “very swift and pragmatic.”
Ovye-Aya, who said no arrest had been made, vowed to apprehend the suspects and bring them to face justice.
According to him, security operatives were out there combing the bush to arrest the culprits in order to bring them to book.
“We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that kidnappers are arrested and prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others
‘”As security operatives, we are out to arrest the menace of kidnapping and other criminal activities in Kogi and the country as a whole.
“Already, our Commissioner of Police in Kogi Command, Bethrand Onuoha, is happy with the rescue operation and has commended the Joint security team, ” he said.
The command’s spokesperson quoted the CP as reiterating his Command’s unwavering determination to sustain the ongoing onslaught against criminalities in Kogi.
Ovye-Aya appealed to the good people of the state for their continue collaboration with the police and other security agencies in ensuring adequate security of lives and property in Kogi. (NAN)