Police Operatives attached to Area Command Headquarters, Onitsha, Anambra State, have arrested two kidnap suspects and rescued their victim unhurt.
The Police Command disclosed that the arrest happened when the operatives on township patrol in Onitsha received a distress call around Borromeo Roundabout, Onitsha and chased the criminals driving in a shuttle bus with their victim.

In a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said police out-gunned the kidnap suspects and the victim was rescued unhurt.

The statement read in part stated: “Two suspects were arrested at the scene while others managed to escape with gunshot wounds. The police team recovered one Barreta pistol, nine rounds of 9MM live ammunition and a shuttle bus without number plates, which the criminals used for the kidnap operation.”

The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, who commended the operatives for the remarkable feat, charged them to intensify efforts to apprehend the fleeing gang members. He also called on hospitals in the area to report anyone who comes to them for the treatment of gunshot injuries to the police.