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Kidnapped Imo Traditional Ruler Set Free by Police

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Eze Samuel Agunwa Ohiri, a traditional ruler and former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, who was abducted by gunmen, has been set free by Police.

Ohirir was rescued by operatives of the State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping unit after a hot duel with the kidnappers in the forest.

The abduction occurred two weeks ago from his residence in the Orodo community, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.

Henry Okoye, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state stated that during the raid, the operatives arrested one of the abductors, while many others fled the location.

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The Command had earlier apprehended one of the kidnappers during a manhunt at their enclaves, adding that the suspect informed the police of the whereabouts of the others.

According to Okoye, the kidnappers engaged the police in a gun battle but were overpowered by the operatives.

The victim was the chairman of the Imo Council of Traditional Rulers under Rochas Okorocha, former governor of the state.

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