Police Operatives attached to the Neni Divisional Headquarters, Anambra State Command, South-East Nigeria, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued three victims.
The victims included a couple and one other person (names withheld).
A statement on Sunday by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the operatives secured the release of the victims, in swift response to a distress call along Okacha junction, by 8.45 pm.
Meanwhile, the Joint Security Force, comprising the Military, Civil Defence and Vigilantes, have complimented the onslaught of operational efforts of the Police aimed at arresting the armed hoodlums.
They also recovered one Black Lexus 350 SUV with Reg. No: ABJ 557 LD reportedly snatched from the second rescued victim and which the hoodlums used to escape from the scene.
The State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has urged residents to remain vigilant and law-abiding.
He enjoined them to work together with security agencies to maintain peace and security in the State.
