The Kogi State Police Command has rescued 15 victims abducted along the Itobe–Anyigba Highway in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state following a fierce gun battle with their abductors.
The victims were rescued after a joint operation involving the police, military, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, local vigilantes and other auxiliary security personnel.
The Commissioner of Police, Kankarofi Bello, disclosed this on Monday at a press conference held at the command headquarters in Lokoja.
Bello said the incident occurred at about 4pm on Sunday, between Ojuwo Ajengo and Mamerebo, an identified kidnapping flashpoint along the Itobe–Achigili portion of the highway.
According to him, a Peace Mass Transit bus was intercepted by the kidnappers, who abducted its occupants.
