Police rescue octogenarian, one other from kidnappers in Ogun
Ogun State Police Command has rescued 80-year-old man, Rufus Odusanya and one Oluwaseye Olajide, who were kidnapped at Edun village junction in Obafemi Owode Local Government area of the state.
The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday, said that the incident occurred about 3:00p.m on Thursday.
Odutola explained that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in Owode Egba received an anonymous distress call reporting the kidnap of the 80-year-old man and one other.
According to her, upon getting the information, the DPO quickly mobilised his team along with local hunters to pursue the kidnap suspects.
The police image maker said that the suspects, six in number, were armed with various weapons such as rifles and cutlasses.
“The police blocked potential escape routes and confined the criminals to known security checkpoints.
“Realising that the police had interrupted their plans, the kidnappers fled the scene, leaving the two hostages behind,” she said.
The PPRO said that detectives were on the trail of the kidnap suspects.
Police rescue octogenarian, one other from kidnappers in Ogun
