A joint team of security operatives have killed three suspected kidnappers while rescuing a victim identified as Michael Akano, during an operation at Geo Works bushes/forest in Igarra area of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The operation was conducted by a joint team comprising of police operatives from Igarra Division, the Nigerian Army 195 Battalion, Department of State Services (DSS), local hunters and members of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC).
Eno Ikoedem, the spokesperson for the Command said in a statement that the operation was conducted early on Sunday 11th October, 2026.
The Police spokesperson said the security operatives acting on credible intelligence and technical support, stormed the Geo Works bushes/forest bordering Otuo, where Akano had been held following his abduction on 9th October 2026.
According to her, during the operation, three suspected members of the kidnapping gang were neutralised in a ‘gun duel’ while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
Ikoedem said the victim was thereafter rescued unhurt and taken to the hospital for medical attention.
The Police spokesperson listed exhibits recovered from the forest to include three locally fabricated single-barrel shotguns, eight live cartridges, five expended cartridges, two cutlasses and five mobile handsets of different brands.
The bodies of the neutralised suspects have been deposited at the General Hospital mortuary, Igarra, for autopsy while bush-combing operation currently ongoing to track down and apprehend the fleeing suspects, the Edo police spokesperson said.
She quoted Edo Commissioner of Police, CP Patrick Daaor as commending the joint security team for its swift response, effective collaboration and courage in the successful rescue operation.
Daaor also reiterated the Command’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led operations and denying criminal elements safe havens across the state.
“The Command urges residents to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies, assuring the public that every actionable intelligence will be treated with the urgency it deserves as the command remains resolute in the fight against kidnapping and other violent crimes,” Ikoedem concluded.
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