Police rescue 9 kidnap victims in Akoko Edo, others still missing

The Edo State Police Command has rescued 14 passengers who were kidnapped on Thursday along the Lagos–Abuja Road, by Ekor and Ikeran Oke, in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

Nwabuzor explained that the victims, who were in a Coaster bus travelling from Benue State to Ilorin, Kwara State for a wedding ceremony, were kidnapped at about 4pm along Ibillo town in Edo State.

He said immediately the case was reported to the police at  5.17pm “the DPO mobilised a  patrol team, the army personnel, Edo State Security Network personnel and the local hunters to the bush which resulted in the rescue of nine victims while an unspecified number are still missing.”

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