The Enugu State Police Command has announced the rescue of a woman abducted by suspected kidnappers in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state.
It said the rescue followed an intelligence-led operation that also resulted in the death of one of the suspects.
According to the police, in a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, efforts were ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang who fled into the forest with suspected gunshot wounds.
Ndukwe said the incident occurred at about 10:10 a.m. on July 31 when armed men reportedly emerged from a nearby forest and abducted the woman along Anuka Road in Okpuje, Nsukka Local Government Area.
“Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have promptly rescued a kidnapped woman, neutralised one suspected kidnapper, and launched a manhunt for other fleeing gang members following an intelligence-guided operation at Okpuje in Nsukka Local Government Area,” the statement read.
