Police DPO, Five Others Kidnapped in Niger, rescued by the Police

Olabide Adaramola,   Minna

The Niger State Police Command,  has announced the rescue  of the kidnapped Divisional  Police Officer (DPO)  in munya Local Government area of the state on Thursday evening.

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In a statement by  the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO)  SP Abigail Unaeze, the kidnapped Divisional Police  Officer (DPO) and five others, have been rescued in the  New Kabula forest within the locality of the Munya Local Government of the state  by the Police Rescue Operation Team.
While appealing to the general public on the need to assist  the security agencies with useful information , SP Abigail pointed out that the  Command  has already put in place sensitive security measures that will deal decisively with any form of security  threats as well as  identifying hide – outs of criminal elements across the state.
The rescued Police officer SP Amos Aliu was kidnapped last Sunday  along with Five other  Police personnel in Munya Local Government Area  while on operational duty.
Meanwhile the state   Commissioner of police, Mr Austin Iwero  Agbonlahor who informed newsmen in a brief interaction that  the alleged kidnappers were  arrested, added that  no ransom was paid to rescue  the victims.

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