The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued the eleven (11) victims abducted in Gwargwada community, Kuje area of the FCT on February 17, 2022.
This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh.
According to statement, the victims were rescued today, Saturday February 26, 2022.
It noted that the rescue of the victims follows prompt response by the Command to the unfortunate report of the abduction of some residents into a forest in Gwargwada community by some unscrupulous and misguided criminal elements.
“On receipt of the report, the Commisioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Babaji Sunday, psc. ordered massive manhunt for the perpetrators and the rescue of the victims. The prompt tactical and intelligence driven special operation led to rescue of all the abducted victims unhurt”
“The CP notes that intelligence at the disposal of the Command uncovered the criminal dens in Forest within the Kuje area of the FCT and operatives are already combing the forests to arrest the criminal elements and rescue other victims (if any).
“The rescued victims are already receiving necessary medical evaluations and would be reunited with their families as soon as they are confirmed medically stable”, it added.