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Police rescue kidnapped operative, others in Edo

Blueprint 2025/2/17

Operatives of Edo state police command said it has successfully rescued an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Elisha Jeremiah, who was kidnapped on January 29, 2025.

Jeremiah who is attached to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja, was reportedly travelling in company of civilians to Anambra state when they were abducted along Okhuesan-Ewohimi road in Edo state.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by CSP Moses Yamu, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Edo state police command.

Yamu stated that three other individuals who were abducted during the incident have also been rescued, noting, “they are now receiving treatment.”

The police spokesman gave the other rescued victims names as Ayedele Ebenezer of Ogbidi road Uromi and Useni Malam Inusa, adding that they would soon be reunited with thier loved ones. 

The statement read in parts: “following the kidnap of the travellers, operatives of Ubiaja Divisional Headquarters in a joint operations with other tactical teams immediately went on the trail of the kidnappers. 

“The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, ordered additional deployment of Police Mobile Force Personnel  to ensure the rescue of the victims and arrest the perpetrators. 

“The team, acting on intelligence today (Tuesday) at about 1530hrs, mobilised to the bushes around Ugbebor, in partnership with local hunters and vigilantes. 

“This effort paid off, as the kidnappers abandoned their victims and fled when they sensed that the operatives were closing in on them.

“Those rescued include; ASP Elisha Jeremiah attached to FCID Abuja, Oyedele Ebenezer of Ogbidi road Uromi and Useni Malam Inusa. 

Victims are currently receiving treatment and would soon be reunited with thier loved ones. 

“The Command is committed in her resolve to rid the state of all form of crime.” 

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