Kogi Police Rescue Kidnap Victim from Car Booth; arrest kidnappers.

The Kogi State Police Command has rescued a victim of a notorious kidnap gang after a hot chase leading to the kidnap gang abandoning their crime vehicle and the victim discovered in the booth, with legs and hands tied.

Consequently, the Police command said it will not relent in its determined efforts to rid the State of crime and criminality, through proactive crime preventing strategies adopted in ensuring that citizens are safe and criminality curtailed.

A statement from the office of CP Wilson Inalegwu  while giving details of the eescue said, “On the 19th of July, 2017 at about 10.30pm, acting on a distress call that hoodlums abducted one Sunday Amupitan of Surulere Quarters, KABBA LGA of Kogi State, the police swung into action.

“Operatives from KABBA Division led by the DPO promptly moved to the scene while the suspects were racing away from the scene in a Honda Accord Vehicle with Reg. No. APP 444 DA.

‘The Police patrol tram pursued the hoodlums. In a bid to escaped arrest while running, the hoodlums hit at three motorcyclists, then abandoned the Vehicle and fled.

“Also the Area Commander Kabba led a team of personnel in combing the scene for clue of identity of suspects at large, a GSM handset suspected to belong to one of the kidnapper was recovered.

“Quick analysis of the phone led to the arrest of one of the suspects named Ayodele aged 30yrs of Garupa street Kabba.

“On interrogation, suspect confessed to being a member of the kidnappers.

“He also listed other members of the syndicate of five. Further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect named Tunde Emmanuel alias Eleje of Odo-Ofin Kabba.

“The victim was rescued from the booth of the vehicle where he was bound and dumped.

“Effort is ongoing to track and arrest the fleeing suspects.

“Suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigations.”

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