Two kidnap victims at Ijede Creekside in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State have been rescued by the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command.
In a statement on Monday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the victims were kidnapped on Thursday. He added that the police stormed the scene upon receiving a distress call about the incident at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday.
He said, “A distress report was received at Ijede Division indicating gunshots in the vicinity of Ijede Creekside settlement.
”Acting swiftly, combined teams of more than 15 police tactical squads, detectives, conventional policemen, local vigilantes, hunters and the locals were immediately mobilised to the scene.
”On getting there, it was confirmed that two persons whose houses are inside the creek had been attacked and abducted by unidentified hoodlums who fled via the creek and adjoining forest.” he said.
He added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, directed that a recue operation be launched
He said, “15 policemen, local vigilantes, hunters and the locals were strategically deployed in different directions to block all entry and exit points to the surrounding creek and forest”.
”This coordinated rescue operation led to the successful release of the victims unhurt at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. The released victims have been reunited with their families.”
