Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Pierre Antoine
The Edo State Police Command says nine kidnapped victims have been rescued alive after two separate abduction incidents along the Benin–Lagos corridor and adjoining forest areas.
The command disclosed the development in a statement signed by its spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem. Police said the rescue followed tactical deployment, intelligence operations, aerial surveillance and sustained bush-combing ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika.
Police said the operation covered the Benin–Lagos Expressway and nearby forest routes. The command stated that pressure from security operatives forced the kidnappers to release the victims, who were medically examined, treated and reunited with their families.
The police also confirmed that four other victims abducted earlier in April were rescued from captivity inside Imiegba forest in Agenebode, bringing the total number of rescued persons to nine.
The latest rescue followed an April 18 attack on a GUO Transport Company bus with registration number FA 280 YJ along the Iguobazuwa axis of the Ore–Benin corridor. Police said armed attackers opened fire on the vehicle, killed the driver, injured a female passenger and abducted three passengers into the forest.
The command said security deployment along the expressway and surrounding forest corridors has been reinforced.
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