Edo Police Rescue 13 Kidnapped Passengers on Benin-Ore Expressway
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 13 passengers abducted by gunmen along the Benin-Ore Expressway.
The victims were kidnapped on Saturday afternoon near Ekhiadolor after armed men attacked their bus. The assailants shot the driver, left him bleeding beside the vehicle, and marched the passengers into the surrounding bushes.
Commissioner of Police Monday Agbonika initially disclosed that a manhunt had been launched, with special squads, drones, and advanced equipment deployed to track down the kidnappers. He also confirmed that the injured driver was receiving treatment at a hospital in Benin.
Giving an update on Tuesday, Agbonika announced that the victims had been freed.
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“We have rescued all the victims. All of them have been rescued. We have been on this since the day the incident occurred. We deployed drones and other gadgets to help in the search,” he said.
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (CDM), had earlier shared a video from the crime scene. In the footage, the wounded driver, drenched in blood, was lifted from the ground into the back of a Hilux vehicle before being rushed to the hospital.
The police have maintained that search operations continue to track down the fleeing kidnappers.
