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Police Foils Kidnapping In Ore, Rescue Nine Victims

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The Police command in Ondo State on Saturday,  foiled an attempted Kidnap of nine passengers on the Lagos/Ore expressway. 

A  statement issued by SP Funmilayo Odunlami,Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), Ondo State Command on Saturday  explained that the victims were rescued on Friday, April 22  at about 6:30pm when the Police Rapid Respond Squad of the command were on routine check on the highway. 

“Police Rapid Respond Squad of the command on Friday,  received a distress call that some People were being whisked into the bush by people suspected to be kidnappers. 

“With the joint effort of policemen attached to the Ore Division, all the victims were rescued. 

“While a victim who had a matchet cut on his right finger was taken to the hospital for treatment, an Android phone belonging to one of the victims was also recovered in the bush. 

“Effort is in top gear to arrest the culprits while the driver and other passengers have been allowed to continue their journey,” Odunlami said.

Source NAN 

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