Kidnap Victims Of Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road Rescued

By Adadainfo

Two persons allegedly kidnapped along Enugu-Opi-Nsukka road have been rescued, Enugu State Police Command said Thursday night.

DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the state police public relations officer, confirmed the rescue of the victims and their vehicles in a statement made available to our correspondent in Enugu.

He said, “Police operatives of the command serving in Unity Division, on 21/09/2022 at about 7.10pm, responded to a distress call, alleging that suspected kidnappers blocked the road cartridge Ekwegbe-Agu and Neke-Uno communities respectively in Enugu East and Igbo-Etiti L.G.As, along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka highway, foiled the unidentified hoodlums’ attempt to kidnap some road users after a gun duel and, thereafter, rescued two male victims.

“The criminal elements were on the verge of kidnapping them. Vehicles were also recovered.”