Police Kill Suspected Kidnapper In Anambra
A joint security team comprising the police, military, and local vigilantes on Monday evening killed a suspected kidnapper at the Ihiala axis of Anambra State.
This was disposed of by the state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a release on Tuesday.
He stated that the security operatives, while on patrol, intercepted a black shuttle with registration number RSH255MS that was driving suspiciously.
Quoting him, “In an attempt to stop the vehicle, the armed occupants opened fire on the joint security team. During the gun duel, the joint security team demobilised one of the armed assailants while four others abandoned the shuttle bus and escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds via a nearby bush.
“The operatives searching the vehicle found a blindfolded victim, suspected to have been kidnapped, and who was tied to the hand and legs while his mouth was sealed.”
He said the victim was successfully rescued, given first aid, and debriefed by the police operatives, adding that the vehicle was recovered while efforts were ongoing in the area for the possible arrest of others on the run.
He urged proprietors of private and public hospitals “to admit, but report any individual presented with bullet wounds or injuries of a suspicious nature to the nearest police station.”
According to him, “This measure is critical to the ongoing effort to apprehend the fleeing suspects and prevent further escalation of criminal activities in the state.”
He expressed the commitment of the command to maintain security dominance through sustained patrols and targeted security operations in the state.
Police Kill Suspected Kidnapper In Anambra is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
