Police Rescue 21 Kidnapped Victims, Kill One Suspect In Enugu
No fewer than Twenty-one kidnapped victims have been rescued while one suspected kidnapper was killed in Enugu, police announced Sunday.
This was disclosed by the spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe. Ndukwe said the operations also led to the recovery of a firearm, a vehicle, and other exhibits.
According to him, “On May 23, 2025, police operatives from Okpuje Division, working with Neighbourhood Watch, Forest Guards, and local hunters, stormed a forest bordering Enugu and Kogi states. Eight kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt after a gunfight that left one suspect neutralised, while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Exhibits linked to the gang were recovered, and efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects are ongoing.”
In another operation, Ndukwe stated that on May 22, 2025, the Oji-River Police Area Commander led a joint team to Uvuru-Ukpata forest in Uzo-Uwani LGA, where nine victims abducted along Olo-Umulokpa Road the previous day were rescued.
He said, “The suspects fled following an exchange of gunfire, while the victims were treated and safely reunited with their families. That same day, police operatives from the 9th Mile Division responded to a distress call at Ekochin Layout, Udi LGA, and foiled an armed robbery attempt. A cut-to-size single-barrel gun and an expended cartridge were recovered, while the suspects escaped. A manhunt is underway.”
Continuing, Ndukwe stated that police operatives from Udenu Division, in synergy with Forest Guards and Neighbourhood Watch members, on May 21, 2025, rescued two men from a forest at Amalla-Egazi.
He said, “The victims had been kidnapped on May 16, 2025, in Ezimo community of Udenu LGA.”
In another operation, according to the release, Uwani Police Division operatives rescued a female victim and recovered her Toyota Sienna vehicle at Gariki, Awkunanaw, Enugu.
The release added, “On May 20, 2025, Awkunanaw Police Division operatives, supported by Neighbourhood Watch members, rescued a man who had been kidnapped the previous day and tied up in an uncompleted building in Akwuke-Awkunanaw, Enugu South LGA. His captors had extorted ₦30,000 from his relatives before his rescue. One male suspect was arrested, while efforts to track down his accomplices are underway.”
Police Rescue 21 Kidnapped Victims, Kill One Suspect In Enugu is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
