Confirming the development, spokesperson for the Kogi State Police Command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, described the operation as “very swift and pragmatic.”
According to him, 11 of the victims were passengers from a Peace Mass Transit bus. Five others from a Sienna bus were reportedly abducted on Sunday, February 25, along Ette Enugu Ezike road, and taken to the bush.
Ovye-Aya, who said no arrest had been made, said the police are on the trail of the bandits to apprehend and bring them to face justice.
“Security operatives are out there combing the bush to arrest the culprits and bring them to book. We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that kidnappers are arrested and prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others
“As security operatives, we are out to arrest the menace of kidnapping and other criminal activities in Kogi and the country as a whole. Already, our Commissioner of Police in Kogi Command, Bethrand Onuoha, is happy with the rescue operation and has commended the joint security team, ” he said.
Ovye-Aya quoted the CP as reiterating his command’s unwavering determination to sustain the ongoing onslaught against criminalities in Kogi.
He appealed to residents for continued collaboration with the police and other security agencies to ensure adequate security of life and property in the state.
