Ebonyi State Police Command has killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested two of the suspects.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abakaliki the state capital.
She said the suspected kidnapper and the arrested suspects engaged policemen in gun duel when they sighted the policemen who intercepted them in Ndiofia Ishieke in the state.
She said “today being 23/04/2023, the Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Faleye S. Olaleye, psc received a distress call that a Clergy had been kidnapped.
“He immediately swung into action by mobilizing the tactical teams and the Divisional Police Officer of Ebonyi Division to condone and barricade marked out Areas.
“The Department of State service was equally involved in getting the location of the victim.
“The kidnappers were intercepted along Ndofia Ishieke and Edupfu Egbu Ishieke in Ebonyi Local Government Area, where they abandoned the victim and took to their heels while exchanging gunshots with the Police to pave way for their escape
“Unfortunately, they were over-powered by the Superior fire power of the Police which led to one(1) of them being neutralized and the arrest of two(2) Principal Suspects.
“Two(2) AK47 and One(1) Lar rifles were recovered. Also recovered are two(2) Vehicles including that of the victim.
The Commissioner of Police is using this medium to warn Criminals to lay down their arms or leave the State”.
