Anambra: Police rescue man from kidnappers after 7 hours

By Obinna Unaeze

Police said they have rescued a man abducted by suspected armed hoodlums in Umuru Village, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State seven hours after he was abducted.

The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of ₦10 million before the rescue was carried out, Anambra Police Command spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Awka.

Ikenga said the victim was rescued by joint operatives from the Police Command and Tactical Team in a coordinated operation in the early hours of Sept. 30. in Oba/Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area, seven hours after his abduction.

“The victim was rescued seven hours after he was abducted by armed criminals at Umuru Village, Nnobi,” Ikenga said.

According to him, intelligence-led tactical teams were deployed immediately to comb the location extensively.

“Under pressure from the advancing rescue team, the kidnappers hastily released the victim and fled into nearby bushes,” he said.

The victim was rescued unharmed, debriefed, and has since been reunited with his family.

Ikenga said the command was pursuing leads for the possible arrest of the fleeing suspects.

He quoted the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Ortugu, as commending the operatives for their swift intervention.

Ortugu reassured residents of the command’s commitment to tackling crime and safeguarding lives and property across the state.
(NAN)