LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnap Squad have smashed a kidnapping gang at Nnewi Ichi, in the Nnewi-North Local Government area of the State.
The State Police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement earlier today, said the squad, which was on patrol with vigilante men, got information about the kidnappers hideout and stormed the place on Wednesday.
Ikenga added that a kidnapped victim found in the hideout was rescued and conveyed to a hospital at Nnewi for treatment.
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“One of the suspected kidnappers was arrested. Operatives recovered one pump-action gun and two locally fabricated hand grenades at the hideout.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, while commending the police operatives and the local vigilante team on this collaboration that has been effective against criminal elements, asked them to sustain the onslaught until crime is reduced to the barest minimum and people can move around in safety,” he said.
CP Adeoye also commended the Anambra State judiciary for being aware of its responsibility to society.
He noted that with the cooperation the command is receiving from critical stakeholders, the war against crime will be won, and Anambra State will soon become an investment destination of choice.
