By Correspondent in Lokoja.
The Police Police Command in Kogi State says it has rescued Mr Yahaya Shagari, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Kogi East Senatorial District,from kidnappers.
The Police Public Relations Officer ,PPRO, for the Police Command in the state SP. William Ovie Aya,who disclosed this in a statement he signed in Lokoja on Saturday, said Shagari was rescued on Friday during a joint security operation after spending 10 days in Kidnappers’ den, adding that the joint security operation was led by the Area Commander, Idah, ACP Alexander Asagade.
He explained that the operatives stormed the suspected kidnappers’ hideout inside bush where the APC Chairman and other victims were being held,
He said:“On sighting the operatives, the hoodlums engaged the operatives in gun duel.
“During the process, one of the suspects was neutralized, two others arrested and the victim rescued unhurt.
“The operation was successful following a reliable information about the suspected kidnappers hideout in the bush.”
Aya qouted his boss, the Comissioner of Police, CP. Akeem Yusuf, as commending the Area Commander and the joint security operatives for their gallantry during the operation and urged them to sustain the ongoing onslaught against criminalities in their area of responsibilities.
The Commissioner assured members of the the public of the command’s readiness in synergy with other security agencies in the State to ensure adequate security of life and properties.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
