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The Rivers State Police Command said it has rescued four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), abducted while returning from Lagos to Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The victims and two other passengers were among the occupants of a commercial bus that was hijacked last week by gunmen and taken to a forest in Evekwu community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the operatives of the Rumuji Police Station on a tip-off, combed the forest and rescued the victims yesterday.
The Rivers State police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said the victims have been reunited with their families.
He said: “Today , June 23 ,at about 7:30am, in our sustained and unrelenting efforts in tackling criminality on the East/West Road, Operatives of the Rumuji Police Station in a sting operation led by the divisional police officer ,CSP Ademola Adebayo, stormed a forest at Evekwu in Emohua LGA, where six Kidnap Victims were rescued.
“The victims, including four Youth Corp members are those abducted last week in a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Port Harcourt. They were however ,rescued unhurt and have been debriefed. The victims are: Onyema Easter Ogechi, Nnaji Chioma, Ogeh Florence, Akinduro Abel, Franklin Ayama, and Akinpelu Solomon.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Belel has ordered an increase police patrol on the East/West, to stem the tide of kidnapping so as to arrest perpetrators”.
Omoni further confirmed that “Earlier yesterday (Saturday), a notorious kidnapper and armed robbery kingpin, Zulu, (aka. Black Bush ), was killed by operatives led by CSP Ademola during a gun duel with the police. The onslaught against criminals in the State is getting fiercer and will be sustained until they are history”.
