Following the kidnapping incident along the Okene-Auchi road, the Kogi State Police Command has intensified ongoing rescue and search operations for kidnapped victims. The initiative involves a coordinated deployment of police and military personnel to forest areas suspected of serving as hideouts for the perpetrators.
Police Public Relations Officer Saliu Oyiza Afusat disclosed in a Lokoja statement on Sunday that the Command immediately activated its rescue response. It commenced intelligence-driven bush-combing operations across identified forest corridors within the Okene-Ajaokuta axis, particularly around the Ebiya Forest and adjoining areas.
The operation features personnel from the Okene Area Command, the 77 Police Mobile Force Squadron, the Okene and Adavi divisions, the State Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit, the Violent Crime Response Unit, and Nigerian Army detachments from local Forward Operating Bases. The Edo State Police Command has also provided operational support, including its own anti-kidnapping tactical personnel.
To deny criminal elements any escape routes, the Command has strengthened joint operations along the Kogi-Edo border. Security personnel are conducting coordinated clearance operations and intelligence-driven patrols in forest locations linked to the incident.
