Operatives of the Enugu state command have rescued a group of passengers who were kidnapped along Amechi-Idodo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway.
Confirming the rescue in a statement released on Friday, July 19, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said the passengers were abducted by herdsman on Tuesday, 16th July 2024.
The students were reported to be student who were travelling from Awka, Anambra State to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital before the incident happened.
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He added that 13 students have been rescued, while 3 are still missing.
The statement reads;
“The Enugu State Police Command wishes to categorically state that the report alleging that eleven (11) people were kidnapped at the Amechi-Idodo area of the Enugu/Abakaliki highway is false, mischievous, and aimed at creating panic and to mislead unsuspecting members of the public,”
“This stance is given the total contradiction and distortion of facts surrounding the incident of an attempted abduction along the said road on July 16, 2024, around 6pm
“Contrary to the misleading report, a Joint Security Operatives, upon receipt of a distress call on the incident, moved to the Enugu/Ebonyi States border point along the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway, on the said date and time. Hence, they rescued thirteen (13) occupants of a Nissan commercial bus. However, three (3) others, who scampered into nearby bushes upon the attack, are yet to be located
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the sustenance of ongoing operations to locate and rescue the three (3) missing victims, and also hunt down the assailants
“He reassures commitment to sustain collaborative efforts with internal and neighbouring States’ security forces to ensure watertight security on major highways,” the statement noted.
