Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued four kidnapped victims in the forests of Orerokpe community in Okpe Local Government Area.
PUNCH Metro gathered that their rescue followed a distress call to the Orerokpe Divisional Police on September 11, 2023, at about 0400hrs that the four persons (names withheld) who are residents of the community on transit along Abraka-Eku Expressway had been abducted by Orerokpe Bridge with the kidnappers demanding N10m ransom.
Acting on the information of the kidnap incident, the DPO Orerokpe Division, CSP Paul Oboware, in a swift response led a team of policemen, with the active support of troops of the Nigerian Army and members of Oreorokpe community vigilantes, trailed the kidnappers into the adjoining bushes using technically generated intelligence.
They combed the bushes relentlessly putting pressure on the kidnappers who on sighting the rescue team hastily abandoned the victims and took to their heels.
Consequently, all the kidnapped victims were rescued on Tuesday, September 12, and taken to the hospital where they were treated and discharged.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, said all the rescued kidnapped victims had since been reunited with their families.
The PPRO noted that efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects were ongoing.