Grateful victims hugs policeman.
By Evelyn Usman & James Ogunnaike
The Nigeria Police on Saturday, formally launched Operation Kósàyè, a joint security offensive by the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands aimed at dismantling kidnapping syndicates and other violent criminal networks operating along the border communities of both states.
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The operation recorded its first major breakthrough with the rescue of five kidnap victims on Friday, barely 24 hours after they were abducted along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway. Four suspected kidnappers were neutralised during the rescue operation, while another member of the gang escaped with gunshot wounds.
