Police kill kidnap kingpin, rescue victim in Ebonyi

Ebonyi State Police Command have killed the suspected leader of kidnappers in the state and rescued the victim, Chukwu Felicia Nkechi, unhurt. The victim has since been taken to the hospital for a medical check-up.

Police Spokesperson in the state, DSP Loveth Odah, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abakaliki on Thursday where she noted that one English Berretta pistol with 9mm live ammunition was also recovered.

Odah further noted that the victim’s Toyota Corolla car was also recovered.

She however disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Garba, has also ordered an intensive manhunt of the fleeing gang members as he reaffirms the command’s continued commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and properties of the citizens of the state.

The statement reads: “On 14th December 2021 at about 1600hrs information was received through the command control room that one Chukwu Felicia Nkechi ‘f’ of No. 3 Eze-Ukwaje street mile 50 Abakaliki was kidnapped in her official car a Toyota Corolla car 2011 model along Nsugbe street Abakaliki by some armed men.

“On the strength of the report, the Police Operatives attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the command swung into action, trailed the kidnappers to their hideout at New Layout Nkaliki in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums on sighting the Police opened fire at them, the Policemen professionally engaged them in a gun duel and during the encounter one of the hoodlums who was later identified by the victim as the gang leader, sustained bullet wound injuries, while his other gang members escaped to the nearby bush abandoning the victim/vehicle.

“The injured suspect was rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki for medical treatment but was later confirmed dead by a doctor on duty. The body was deposited at the same hospital mortuary for presentation.”

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