Anambra Joint security operatives kills suspected kidnapper, others escapes
A Joint Security team comprising the Police, Military and Ihiala Vigilante while on patrol on Monday, March 24 intercepted a black shuttle with registered RSH 255MS that drove in a suspicious manner and in an attempt to stop the vehicle, the armed occupants opened fire on the team.
According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer TOCHUKWU Ikenga, a Superintendent of Police,
During the gun duel, the Joint Security team demobilised one of the armed assailants while four others abandoned the shuttle bus and escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds in a nearby bush.
According to the statement, on searching the vehicle the operatives found a blindfolded victim, suspected to have been kidnapped and who was tied on the hand and legs while his mouth was sealed.
The victim was successfully rescued, given first aid and debriefed by the Police Operatives.
Also, the vehicle was recovered and the Joint Security Team are still in an operation in the area for possible arrest of others on the run.
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Given this, the Command has advised all proprietors of private and public hospitals to admit, but report any individual presented with bullet wounds or injuries of a suspicious nature to the nearest Police Station.
This measure is critical, according to the statement to aid the ongoing effort to apprehend the fleeing suspects and prevent further escalation of criminal activities in the State.
