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The 11 victims abducted in the Gwargwada neighborhood, Kuje region of Abuja, have been rescued, by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.
The victims, who were kidnapped on February 17, were rescued on Saturday after a raid on their kidnappers’ hideout.
According to FCT spokesman Josephine Adeh, victims were rescued during an intelligence-driven operation in the area.
She stated that a big manhunt for the kidnappers had been begun.
Adeh said, “The rescue of the victims follows prompt response by the Command to the unfortunate report of the abduction of some residents into a forest in Gwargwada community by some unscrupulous and misguided criminal elements.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Babaji Sunday, ordered a massive manhunt for the perpetrators and the rescue of the victims. The prompt tactical and intelligence-driven special operation led to the rescue of all the abducted victims unhurt.
“The CP notes that intelligence at the disposal of the Command uncovered the criminal dens in Forest within the Kuje area of the FCT and operatives are already combing the forests to arrest the criminal elements and rescue other victims (if any). ”
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She said the rescued victims were already receiving medical attention and would be reunited with their families as soon as they were confirmed medically stable.
Adeh called on residents to cooperate with the police to tame crime in the territory.
She said, “The Commissioner of Police, while registering the Command’s unflinching commitment to combating crimes and criminality in the FCT, calls on residents to remain vigilant and to cooperate with the Police especially on the rendition of prompt and useful information on any suspicious occurrence through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883.”
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