Police rescue kidnapped victims, kill 3 suspects

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

The Tactical Unit of the Rivers State Police Command Wednesday at about 4:30 am rescued two kidnapped victims at the notorious Ogbakiri water front in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria.

A statement by the state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Muhammad identified the rescued victims as Jackson Sunday and Mary Monday.

The victims were kidnapped on different days at Rumuodara and Rumuigbo respectively in Port Harcourt.

According to the statement “On storming the hideout, the suspected kidnappers guarding the victims engaged our men in gun duel. Three unidentified suspected kidnappers were fatally wounded while the victims were rescued unhurt. one AK 47 rifle, one locally made pistol, twenty rounds of ammunition, charms and a Nissan jeep belonging to Jackson Sunday were recovered from the kidnappers’ den.”

The Command enjoins the people of Rivers State to continue to have trust in the ability of the police to tackle any security challenge and at all times be security conscious.