A kidnap victim escaped the fangs of gunmen at Ekwulobia – Ndike axis of Aguata and Orumba North local government area when the Anambra State Police Command foiled the operations of the hoodlums and rescued the victim.
The victim who was abducted at Umuchiana village in Ekwulobia by the gunmen was being taken to their den when officers and men of the Command engaged them and in the process, they abandoned him along with his blue Toyota Camry car at Ndike town in Orumba North local government area.
Consequently, the Command has intensified transborder patrols along Orumba North and South local government areas where it is being suspected that the gunmen would use as an escape route to either Imo or Abia.
The transborder patrols are part of the technology-driven and rigged Personnel Operational Positioning on an anti-crime approach put in place by the new Police Commissioner Nnaghe Obono Itam since assumption to office as Chief crime of the state in the last two weeks.
According to the Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga in a release, he stated that; “The technology-driven and rejigged Personnel Operational Positioning on the anti-crime approach of the Commissioner of Police Nnaghe Obono Itam has continued to thwart criminal endeavors of gunmen in the state, as Police in Aguata rescued an abducted victim and recovered his vehicle, a sky blue Toyota Camry.
“The Officers responded swiftly when they got the report at about 4:30 pm on 22/5/2024 of the abduction along Umuchiana village, Ekwulobia, Aguata LGA.
“During the hot chase by the Police team, the criminals shoved the victim out of the vehicle at Ndike village in Orumba North LGA and drove off for escape.
“The Officers sustained the trail on the abductors and the criminals abandoned the vehicle along Umunze road Orumba South LGA and ran into a nearby bush.
“Operations are still ongoing for the possible arrest of the hoodlums.
“Meanwhile, the victim has been debriefed and reunited with his family.”
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police, while hailing the gallantry performance displayed by the Operatives assures Anambra residents that the Police and other security agencies will do everything within the law to ensure they deny criminals the opportunity to foment troubles and re-group anywhere in the State,” he added.
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