Edo State Police Command has said its operatives killed a suspected kidnapper in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement by ASP Jennifer Iwebgu, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State, the command said its operatives ambushed kidnappers and in the process killed one of them.
The PPRO said: “Edo State Police command has yet recorded victory over beleaguered kidnappers in the Northern senatorial zone of the state.
“Operatives of the Command on 11/09/2022 led by the DPO Agbede while on routine ambush operation along the pipeline axis of Ughiole forest in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, suddenly encountered some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers emerging from the forest.
“The hoodlums sensing the presence of Police operatives engaged them in a gun duel while trying to escape back into the forest; however, one of the kidnappers was fatally injured and later died. Others escaped into the forest with various degrees of gunshot wounds.
“Effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing gang members as intense bush combing is ongoing.
“Items recovered from the dead kidnapper include: one locally made gun, amulets, charms, and cash sum of Two hundred and forthy thousand naira(#240,000.00).
“The Commissioner of Police CP Abutu Yaro, fdc admonished the operatives to dig into ambush attacks on kidnappers to rid the state of the vestiges of these undesirables, especially now that the command is intensifying end-of-the-year security cleanup.”
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