The police command in Delta says its operatives have rescued two kidnapped persons at Oghara in Ethiope west LGA of the state.
The victims were kidnapped on Wednesday at the Oghara-Ugbenu link road in the state.
Speaking with journalists in Warri on Sunday, Bright Edafe, Delta police spokesperson, said officers and local vigilantes combed the Oghara-Ugbenu forest to rescue the victims on Thursday.
Edafe added that the kidnappers, on sighting the joint team, abandoned their victims and fled the forest.
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“The DPO, while acting on credible and technically-generated information, led a combined team of police operatives, anti-cult unit, SIB unit, and the local vigilante groups into the Oghara-Ugbenu forest,” he said.
“On August 31 around 11:30am, the operatives relentlessly combed the forest which forced the kidnappers to abandon the victims and escape. The kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt.”
The Delta police spokesperson said police recovered four live cartridges, one cell phone, an ATM card and three SIM cards.
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Edafae said the victims had been reunited with their families, adding that the police would continue tracking the kidnappers.
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