Police rescue 83-year-old woman from kidnappers’ den
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The Akwa Ibom Command Police said it had rescued an 83-year-old woman, Comfort Joshua, from kidnappers’ den in Etim-Ekpo in Akwa Ibom State.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, disclosed this at a news briefing in Uyo, the state capital on Tuesday.
He said two of the abductors of the woman were gunned down during the exchange of fire with the police.
Mr Ogunjemilusi also said the command in the month of July apprehended a grandmother, Ekaette Obot, who kidnapped and sold her granddaughter for N200,000.
The commissioner said the command arrested a total of 276 suspects in July for various offences, which included, murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, and cultism among others.
He said 19 locally-made pistols, one pump action gun and one AK 47 rifle, one Toyota Camry saloon car with Registration number CAL 584 NF, one Toyota Corolla vehicle with Reg. Number AA 50 NRJ and 52 ammunition had been recovered from the hoodlums.
“An 83-year-old woman, Mrs Comfort Joshua, was rescued from kidnappers’ den in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, on Thursday, July 19 and two of her abductors gunned down during exchange of fire with the police.
“We also rescued a two-year-old child, Miss Testimony Bassey, from her abductors in Abia state where six suspects were arrested in connection with her abduction.
“A four-year-old child, one Bright Monday, was also rescued from her abductors along Aka Road, by IBB Roundabouts, Uyo, and four suspects arrested,” Mr Ogunjemilusi said.
The Akwa Ibom Command Police said it had rescued an 83-year-old woman, Comfort Joshua, from kidnappers’ den in Etim-Ekpo in Akwa Ibom State.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, disclosed this at a news briefing in Uyo, the state capital on Tuesday.
He said two of the abductors of the woman were gunned down during the exchange of fire with the police.
Mr Ogunjemilusi also said the command in the month of July apprehended a grandmother, Ekaette Obot, who kidnapped and sold her granddaughter for N200,000.
The commissioner said the command arrested a total of 276 suspects in July for various offences, which included, murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, and cultism among others.
He said 19 locally-made pistols, one pump action gun and one AK 47 rifle, one Toyota Camry saloon car with Registration number CAL 584 NF, one Toyota Corolla vehicle with Reg. Number AA 50 NRJ and 52 ammunition had been recovered from the hoodlums.
“An 83-year-old woman, Mrs Comfort Joshua, was rescued from kidnappers’ den in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, on Thursday, July 19 and two of her abductors gunned down during exchange of fire with the police.
“We also rescued a two-year-old child, Miss Testimony Bassey, from her abductors in Abia state where six suspects were arrested in connection with her abduction.
“A four-year-old child, one Bright Monday, was also rescued from her abductors along Aka Road, by IBB Roundabouts, Uyo, and four suspects arrested,” Mr Ogunjemilusi said.
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