The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday said it raided the hideout of a major kidnapping ring in the South-East and rescued a hostage.It also said it killed three kidnappers in a shootout and arresting three others, Reuters reports.Click on read
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Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, Bala Nasarawa, said police raided the kidnappers’ hideout in the city of Ihiala on Tuesday, but they came under fire.They killed three in return fire and seized three others from the building, also freeing their Nigerian hostage, a man named Jonathan Onyekwulu, he said.
“They have been responsible for most kidnappings in the state and environs,” he said, adding that the gang’s leader was arrested a few months ago and had helped police track them down.
“Our operatives are working assiduously to track down fleeing wounded members of the syndicate,” after the shootout, Nasarawa said, giving no details of how many had fled.They had recovered a rocket launcher, four rockets, 18 AK-47 assault rifle magazines and several rifles, he added.
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