Police rescue kidnapped victim in Imo

The Imo State Police Command has rescued the Director of Dutch Global Gas Station Limited Owerri, Imo State, who was kidnapped by five-gang-armed men and recovered his G-Wagon jeep.

The Command, in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Michael Abattam, said that the rescue of the man followed information alerting police about his kidnap.

The Commissioner of Police Imo State, CP Rabiu Husseini said that five armed men had trailed, double-crossed, and blocked the man’s vehicle, a G-Wagon jeep, by a shop along Akwakuma Road in Owerri West LGA of Imo State, with a sky blue Lexus Jeep, while driving in the company of his friend.

The CP said that the armed men shot sporadically into the air causing fear and pandemonium, which made passersby run for safety, and in the process, they forced the victims out of their vehicle and pushed them into their Lexus jeep, and zoomed off.

Rabiu said as soon as the command’s tactical teams on patrol within the axis were alerted, they sped to the area,
giving the hoodlums a hot chase.

The CP said that other people joined the tactical teams and when the kidnappers sighted their numbers and the pressure mounted, felt threatened hence, they abandoned their vehicle with the victims and fled into hiding.

The victims were immediately rescued unhurt and had since reunited with their families.

The CP said that the victim’s G-Wagon jeep was later recovered at the scene with three expended cartridges.

According to CP efforts were on top gear to arrest the fleeing suspects.

The Commissioner, while commending the officers and men for their gallantry, thanked Imolites for their cooperation and supports.

He urged them to continue to assist the police with credible information and report any suspicious person or activities seen within their neighbourhoods to the nearest police station or call the Police command emergency numbers 08034773600 or 08098880197.

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