Police rescue kidnapped prison officer, 13 others - Crime

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME

PORT HARCOURT – Police last night confirmed rescue of eight hostages kidnapped in a commercial bus hijacked by kidnappers on Ndele/Elele Alimini axis of East West road on Monday.

Spokesman of the Rivers state Police Command , DSP Nnamdi Omoni said the Police also rescued a Deputy Controller of Prisons, DCP Michael Okorie and his two children kidnapped on the same portion of the East West road.

This was demonstrated today 8/9/2016 about 1030 am, when the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting on credible information combed the bushes in Ndele/Elele Alimini axis of the East-West Road and rescued the following Persons namely:

Daniel ‘m’, Emmanuel Joshua ‘m’, Oko Utibe ‘f’, Faith john ‘f’ Isaac Emmanuel ‘m, and eight (8) others who were kidnapped on 5th September along the Ndele/Elele axis of the East-West Road. They are the passengers on board, God Is God Motors who were on their way from Utako Abuja to Port Harcourt. The hostages were released unconditionally; they have been debriefed and receiving medical attention in the hospital. The hoodlums, who engaged the Police in a gun war, took to flight and are yet to be arrested. Efforts are in place to track them. Investigation is on-going at the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU).

The Command had earlier rescued the Deputy Controller of Prisons, DCP Michael Okorie and his two children ages 10 and 12years who were kidnapped along the same Ndele/ Rumuekpe axis of the East-West Road. The kidnap Victims were rescued unhurt and unconditionally and have since reunited with their families after being debriefed.

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