Punch Metro
  • Home
  • Banditry
  • Boko Haram
  • City news
  • Crime
  • Insurgency
  • IPOB
  • Police brutality
  • Sports
  • Video
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Banditry
  • Boko Haram
  • City news
  • Crime
  • Insurgency
  • IPOB
  • Police brutality
  • Sports
  • Video
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Punch Metro
Home City news

Edo police foil kidnap of expatriate, recover arms

by Agency Report
May 1, 2022
in City news
Reading Time: 1 min read
0
Police raid Edo shrine, recover 20 corpses

Edo Police PRO, Bello Kotongs

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

You might also like

Naira crisis: Bankers scale fence as angry customers storm bank

Two killed in Rivers building collapse

Delta man slumps, dies inside bank

The Edo State Police Command has said it foiled an attempt to kidnap an expatriate at Okomu Oil Plantation in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state.

In a press statement on Saturday by the Command spokesperson, SP Bello Kontongs, the police engaged the suspected kidnapper in a gun duel, arresting some of the abductors, while others escaped with bullet wounds.

The statement read, “Operatives of the Edo State Police Command Intelligence Rapid Response Squad got credible information on plans of notorious kidnappers to abduct an expatriate in Okomu Oil Plantation in Ovia North East LGA, Edo State.

“On receipt of the information, the operatives, led by the commander, Intelligence Response Squad, swiftly swung into action and mobilised to the location.

“The suspected kidnappers on sighting the team of Operatives opened fire on them. In the ensuing gun duel, the Operatives neutralised five of the suspected kidnappers while others escaped with gunshot injuries, while one AK 47, one single barrel cut to size gun, one long barrel gun and eight live cartridges were recovered from them. Rigorous bush combing to track other fleeing gang members for possible arrest is ongoing,” he added.

Kontongs also said that the Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, while thanking the public for prompt information which eventually led to the neutralising of the criminal elements, reinstated his commitment to the protection of residents of the state.

Tags: Edo State Police Command

Recommended For You

Naira crisis: Bankers scale fence as angry customers storm bank

Naira crisis: Bankers scale fence as angry customers storm bank

February 7, 2023
Two killed in Rivers building collapse

Two killed in Rivers building collapse

February 5, 2023
Delta man slumps, dies inside bank

Delta man slumps, dies inside bank

February 3, 2023
VIDEO: Angry protesters storm Oyo gov’s office

VIDEO: Angry Oyo protesters storm Makinde’s office

February 3, 2023
Ojuelegba accident: Sanwo-Olu orders trial of truck owner, driver

Ojuelegba accident: Sanwo-Olu orders trial of truck owner, driver

January 31, 2023
Anambra sex worker dies in hotel

Anambra sex worker dies in hotel

January 31, 2023
Next Post
Gunmen kill one, abduct another in Abuja

Bestiality: Police launch manhunt for lady in viral s3x video

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Soldiers invade Oshodi, arrest scores of Agberos
Featured

Soldiers invade Oshodi, arrest scores of Agberos

by Marcus Amudipe
February 1, 2023
0

Read more
Nekede poly investigates girl in viral TikTok video

Nekede poly investigates girl in viral TikTok video

January 30, 2023
Ibadan protest soldier naira fuel scarcity

Naira/fuel crisis: Soldiers shoot, kill Ibadan protester

February 4, 2023
Police rescue three kidnapped Abuja residents

Police arrest Ogun man for shooting sister’s boyfriend

February 5, 2023
Police arrest apprentice who killed, dumped boss' corpse inside well

Police arrest apprentice who killed, dumped boss’ corpse inside well

February 2, 2023
  • Home
  • Banditry
  • Boko Haram
  • City news
  • Crime
  • Insurgency
  • IPOB
  • Police brutality
  • Sports
  • Video
  • Sports

© 2023 punch metro

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Banditry
  • Big Cities
  • Boko Haram
  • Celeb
  • City news
  • City Rounds
  • Commuting
  • Courts
  • Crime
  • Gunmen
  • Cultism
  • Customs
  • Farmers-herders clashes
  • Fraud
  • Gambling
  • Grassroots
  • Insurgency
  • IPOB
    • Sit-at-Home
  • Landlord and tenants
  • Markets
  • Movies
  • NCDSC
  • News
  • Personal Finance
  • Podcast
  • Police
  • Police brutality
  • Recharge Card
  • Renting
  • Ritual killings/kidnappings
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Trending
  • Video

© 2023 punch metro

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?