Police Rescue 13 Victims Kidnapped Along Benin–Lagos Expressway

The Edo Police Command has recovered all 13 passengers who were abducted by suspected kidnappers on the Benin‑Lagos expressway. The operation combined aerial surveillance, drones and bush‑combing tactics.

ASP Eno Ikoedem, the command’s spokesperson, announced the rescue in a statement released on Saturday in Benin City.

She said the abductions took place on May 9 at Ogua Community along the Benin‑Lagos road when armed hoodlums attacked a commercial bus owned by Young Shall Grow Motors. The bus was traveling from Akwa Ibom to Lagos.

A female passenger was reported to have sustained gunshot injuries during the attack.

According to Ikoedem, the command launched coordinated rescue and bush‑combing operations immediately after the incident.

“Following the incident, the command immediately launched coordinated rescue and bush combing operations, rescuing five passengers comprising two adults and three children, and has remained on the trail of the kidnappers,” she said.

The spokesperson added that, through intelligence‑driven policing and technological support, officers engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel on May 10 and rescued two more victims.

“Through the deployment of drones, aerial surveillance, intelligence‑driven policing and sustained technological support, operatives of the command engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel and successfully rescued two additional passengers,” she said.

Ikoedem reported that the remaining six abducted passengers were now rescued unharmed.

She quoted State Commissioner of Police Monday Agbonika, who praised the courage and resilience of the officers involved in the operation.

The commissioner assured residents that the command remains committed to apprehending the perpetrators.

“The command is not relenting in its efforts, as intensive bush‑combing operations are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators of this crime,” the commissioner said. (NAN)

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