By Stanley Onyekwere
Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Asokoro Police Divisional Headquarters in a coordinated operation and continued effort against criminality in FCT, yesterday rescued 2 kidnapped victims.
A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the victims identified as Sarah Hassan and Mrs. Erima Bobo-John, of Kobi community of Abuja, were rescued unhurt and reunited with their families, in the early hours of Wednesday.
According to the statement, on sighting Police operatives, the bandits engaged them in a gun duel and were outlasted by the firepower of the Police which forced them to abandon the victims and scamper to safety through the nearby forest.
It stated that “following the report of the abduction of two persons later identified as Sarah Hassan and one Mrs. Erima Bobo-John at Kobi Community of Abuja, in the early hours of today by some armed hoodlums.
“Police operatives of Asokoro Divisional Headquarters swiftly swung into action and trailed the kidnappers to Nyanya/Keffi road where they were blocked by operatives of the Nigerian Army on checkpoint operations.”
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