Police, JTF rescue kidnap victim in Anambra

Police, JTF rescue kidnap victim in Anambra

Ogunsakin Mustapha
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The Police Command in Anambra and security Joint Task Force (JTF) have rescued a kidnap victim in Ihiala area of the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the rescue in a statement on Tuesday.

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Ikenga said the victim was rescued after the operatives busted a criminal den at Umuduru, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.

He said that the feat was achieved following the arrest of a suspect(name withheld) a few weeks ago.

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Ikenga noted that the arrested suspect confessed to being a member of a criminal and notorious kidnap gang, terrorising Ihiala area of the state

He added that the rescued victim, a man in his mid 30s, had been debriefed and released to his family, while operations were still ongoing

Ikenga noted that the ongoing operation in Ihiala had a combined team of Police, Military and members of Anambra Vigilance Group (AVG).

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