
On the 30th of August 2023, at approximately 9.30 p.m., while on township patrol, Anambra Police Officers assigned to the Area Command Headquarters in Onitsha received a distress call regarding a kidnapping near Borromeo Roundabout.
The Operatives responded to the distress call and intercepted the shuttle vehicle where the victim was being held.
The highly trained agents engaged the kidnappers in a professional shootout without harming the captive, who was rescued unharmed.
Two suspects were apprehended at the site, while others with gunshot wounds escaped. The police squad recovered a Barreta pistol, nine rounds of live 9mm ammunition, and a shuttle bus without licence plates that was used in the kidnapping.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, while commending Police Operatives for the remarkable feat, charged them to intensify efforts aimed at apprehending the fleeing gang members. He also call on hospitals in the area to report anyone presenting gunshot injuries while treatment is ongoing to save lives.
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga
Police Public Relations Officer,
Anambra State Police Command, Awka.
31st August, 2023.