Officers of the Edo State Police Command have rescued an 11-year-old
boy who was abducted by hoodlums suspected kidnappers.
The operation, led by its Commander, SP Patrick Balogun involved
pain-staking/high-tech tracking and
intelligence-led techniques that uncovered the hoodlums hideout in the Uneme Eruru/Okpella area of Akoko Edo.
Public Relations Officer of the Command, Bello Kontongs, in a statement on Friday, noted that the victim was kidnapped on Monday, 19 July, 2021, at Ososo, in Akoko-Edo Local
Government Area of the State.
The statement noted that upon receipt of report of the abduction of the boy, the Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, immediately drafted operatives from the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-crime unit of the
Command, led by Patrick Balogun to go after the hoodlums.
Balogun and his men tracked the hoodlums to their hide-out in Uneme
Eruru/Okpella area of Akoko-Edo.
The statement disclosed that, “Upon sighting the operatives, the abductors engaged them in a gun duel but they were overwhelmed by the superior firepower from the police which caused them to abandon the victim unhurt.
“An operational motorcycle without registration number and a Techno Android Phone was recovered after the abductors fled into the bush with various degrees of gun injuries. Bush combing is on top gear with the aim of arresting the hoodlums, while investiaation is still ongoing to unravel the true identity of those behind the
abduction of the boy”
While advising criminals to relocate from the state or face the full wrath of the law, he reiterated the Command’s commitment to its core mandate of
protecting lives and property.
The statement also warned criminal elemets that Edo State Command, under the
leadership of Phillip Ogbadu, can never be a safe haven for criminals and their activities.
The Police authorities enjoined members of the public to call control room numbers on 08037646272, 08123827225, 08056776365, and 0807TI73721 to
report in times of distress.
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