Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have efficiently rescued an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and two others from kidnappers . The victims, Elisha Jeremiah, an ASP connected to the FCID in Abuja, Oyedele Ebenezer of Ogbidi Highway, Uromi, and Useni Malam Inusa, have been kidnapped on Wednesday, January 29, whereas travelling from Abuja to Onitsha, Anambra State, in a Toyota Sienna bus.
The incident occurred on Okhuesan-Ewohimi Highway at roughly 6:40 p.m. An announcement by the Command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, revealed that officers from the Ubiaja Divisional Headquarters, in a joint operation with different tactical groups, rapidly pursued the abductors. The State Commissioner of Police, Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, later deployed further Police Cellular Power personnel to assist the rescue operation.
Yamu stated that appearing on intelligence, the operatives, with help from native hunters and vigilantes, mobilised to the Ugbebor space round 3:30 a.m. on the day of the operation. The abductors, realising the authorities have been closing in, deserted their victims and fled.
The rescued victims are at the moment receiving remedy and can quickly be reunited with their households. In a associated growth, Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, reassured the general public that his administration will proceed collaborating with safety companies to fight crime.
He made the assertion throughout a gathering with Betty Enekpen Isokpen Otimenyin, the state’s new Commissioner of Police.
Okpebholo counseled the Commissioner for her efforts and pledged his administration’s help within the battle in opposition to crime. He expressed confidence in Otimenyin’s skill to steer the police pressure, citing their long-standing relationship courting again to 1994 in Jos. The governor additionally highlighted the state’s dedication to bettering safety, acknowledging the current provision of automobiles to help safety companies.
The CP, in flip, thanked the governor for the help and guaranteed that the police would intensify efforts to deal with crime in Edo State.
