Categories: News

Police Rescue Corps Members, Others Kidnapped In Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of all the people, including Corps members kidnapped by bandits along the Benin-Owo Expressway.

The kidnappers, numbering about 15, armed with AK-47 rifles, were said to have accosted the Sienna bus conveying the travellers, at about 11 pm last Friday at Omi Alafa Village in Ifon, Ose LGA, and dragged the victims into the forest.

READ: Police Arrest Mastermind Of General Harold Udokwere’s Murder

The driver and one traveller sitting in front of the vehicles were reportedly shot dead by the bandits.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the release of the victims to The Punch, on Monday.

The PPRO said, “We have rescued all the victims, I will issue a press statement on the development shortly.”

Recent Posts

Osun Police Arrest Mortuary Attendants For Selling Dead Body Parts

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old mortuary attendant in the Ipetu Ijesa…

6 hours ago

Uneasy Calm As Osun Senator’s Aide Resigns

He Was Sacked For Disrespecting Tinubu - Senator Ajagunla He Lied, Owed Me Five Months…

9 hours ago

Hardship In Nigeria Getting Out Of Control- Abdulsalami Tells Tinubu

Former Military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, had told President Bola Tinubu that “The…

9 hours ago

Yahaya Bello Not In Our Custody – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced that the former governor of Kogi State,…

10 hours ago

Knocks As Ododo Allegedly Accompanies Yahaya Bello To EFCC Office

Nigerians have reacted to a picture of the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo arriving…

10 hours ago

Kogi Govt Sacks Lecturers Over Sexual Harassment

The Kogi State Government has disclosed that some lecturers of the state Polytechnic, Lokoja, have…

13 hours ago

This website uses cookies.