Police Rescue 14 Bus Passengers Kidnapped in Rivers State

 

Police Rescue 14 Bus Passengers Kidnapped in Rivers State

 

 

The Police in Rivers State have said they have successfully rescued 14 bus passengers who were kidnapped last Friday while travelling from Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area to Port Harcourt.

 

In a statement issued today by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Omoni Nnamdi (DSP), he said no ransom was paid for the release of the passengers.

 

According to him, “On August 12, 2016, 14 passengers were abducted while traveling from Omoku to Port Harcourt in a Bus. In a swift reaction by the Command’s Tactical Units, the Bus was seen and after a diligent operation by the Command, the hostages were released unhurt. They have been debriefed and have reunited with their families. However, no ransom was paid.”

 

Nnamdi also alerted the public to new method adopted by kidnappers in abducting unsuspecting victims.

 

He said, “It is has been observed that kidnappers have now evolved new method of wearing Army Camouflage Uniforms and the use of Hilux Vehicles in perpetrating their criminal act by claiming to be Military men on official assignment. 

 

“In view of this, the public is hereby warned to seek clearance and confirmation from the Police Control Room before following any officer who claims to have come to arrest him/her. It has been discovered that such arrest eventually turns out to be abduction.”

 

He listed the Police numbers as follows: 08032003514, 08098880134, 08160723892, 08150899576 and 08150899582.

 

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Francis Mobolaji Odesanya, wishes to assure the good people of the State that we are on top of our game, as we continue to wage the war against all manners of crime and criminality in the State.

 

“We urge the public to continue to have confidence in the Police, and volunteer information timely, as the Command is poised to making the State safe again,” he said.