Get Guardian on GoogleThe Ogun State police command has rescued 10 passengers abducted from a commercial bus at Orita Fufu, Awa-Ijebu, on 3 November, following a sustained security operation that led to their release four days later.
In a statement signed by the command’s police public relations officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, he.disclosed that the victims regained their freedom unharmed at about 8.30pm on 7 November after intelligence-led efforts and pressure mounted on their abductors by the police .
He stated that in a follow-up operation at about 1am on 8 November, operatives of the command’s anti-kidnapping unit raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout along the Ibadan-Ijebu Ode road, triggering a gun battle.
One suspected kidnapper was killed during the encounter, while others escaped with suspected gunshot wounds, according to the police.
He added that the items recovered from the hideout included an AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds of ammunition, ₦1,376,800 in cash, and a mobile phone.
The image maker said efforts had been intensified to track down and arrest the fleeing suspects.
He urged members of the public to report anyone seen with suspicious gunshot wounds to the nearest police station or through established police channels.
