ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In a successful operation, the Abia State Police rescued three kidnap victims from a kidnap den located in Umunneochi council area.
The victims are, Azubuike Okorie, Oluebube Nwafor, and Ekene Ike.
The raid at a bush in Lekwesi community led to the arrest of two male suspects, Abubakar Tukur and Ibrahim Sandari, who were involved in the abduction.
The rescue mission was executed based on credible intelligence, resulting in the safe return of the victims, who hail from Egwueme community in Enugu State.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abia State Command, SP Maureen Chinaka, who confirmed the incident, said the two male suspects, have been arrested in connection with the kidnap incident.
Chinaka explained that the police acting on credible intelligence, moved into the bush in Lekwesi community, near Lokpanta where the two suspects; Tukur and Sandari were arrested and the three victims, Ike, Okorie and Nwafor, rescued.
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She said: “On 02/08/2023, at about 0800hrs, in furtherance of the search for the kidnappers terrorising innocent citizens within Umunneochi and its environs, the Abia police command recorded the success.
“Acting on credible intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer Isuochi and some operatives of Abia State Police Command moved into the bush at Lekwesi, Lokpanta where two Kidnapping suspects namely; Abubakar Tukur ‘m’ and Ibrahim Sandari ‘m’ were arrested and three kidnapped victims rescued.
“The rescued kidnap victims include; Ekene Ike ‘m’, Azubuike Okorie ‘m’ and Oluebube Nwafor ‘m’, all from Egwueme in Enugu state.
“One of the arrested kidnapping suspects Abubakar Tukur confirmed being a younger brother to Bona, another kidnapping suspect who is already in custody.”