Security Patrol team attached to Ebrumede Police Station, in Uviwe Local Government Area of Delta State have rescued a kidnapped victim while on a stop and search duty.
The disclosure was made in a statement signed by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright.
DSP Edafe said, “On 29th July 2023, at about 2300hrs, Police patrol team attached to Ebrumede Police Station while on stop and search duty flagged down a Lexus saloon car but the occupant on noticing the police, jumped down from the vehicle with a double barrel gun and took to their heels.
“Some of the police operatives gave them a hot chase during which one of them bearing the firearm was neutralised while others escaped.
“On a closer look at the abandoned vehicle, a kidnapped victim was seen blindfolded, and he was immediately rescued by the operatives and taken to the police station where he stated that he was kidnapped along Jakpa Road, Warri, on same date at about 2100hrs, when the suspected kidnappers using a tricycle hit his vehicle from behind, and in an attempt to confront them, they brought out the double barrel gun and forced him into his own vehicle.
“Before he was rescued, he had already paid N700,000 ransom to their account through bank transfer.
“The victim has been reunited with his family while a manhunt for the other fleeing suspects is ongoing,” Edafe said.