4 Kidnap victims freed as Anambra Police storm hideout, abductors flee
The police also recovered two magazines loaded with 50 rounds of ammunition.
4 Kidnap victims freed as Anambra Police storm hideout, abductors flee
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Police spokesman in Anambra, ASP Toochukwu Ikenga stated in Awka on Monday that the victims had been reunited with their families. He added that a local vigilance group collaborated with the police in the operation at Awgbu in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.
Ikenga stated also that in a follow-up operation on Saturday, members of the vigilance group and the police combed the surrounding bushes and recovered one AK-47 rifle abandoned by the kidnappers. They also recovered two magazines loaded with 50 rounds of ammunition.
Ikenga added that a manhunt had begun to effect the arrest of the fleeing abductors as the Special Anti-kidnapping Unit of the police in the state had taken over the investigation.
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He stated that the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Aderemi Adeoye, had commended the diligence of the joint team and promised to reward it for its commitment to public safety.
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