Operatives of the Anti-Kidnap Squad of the Nigeria Police Force, Anambra State Command have busted a kidnap gang and rescued a kidnapped victim.
The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who made this known in a statement on Thursday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, said the kidnap gang was busted at the Nnewi Ichi area of the state on Wednesday.
According to him, the police squad also recovered one pump-action gun and two locally fabricated hand grenades.
The police spokesperson said the squad was on patrol with vigilantes when they got information about the kidnappers’ hideout and stormed the place.
“A kidnapped victim found in the hideout was rescued and conveyed to a hospital at Nnewi for treatment. One of the suspected kidnappers was arrested.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, while commending police operatives and the local vigilantes on this collaboration that has been effective against criminal elements asked them to sustain the onslaught until crime is reduced to the barest minimum and people can move around in safety,” the statement said.