Operatives of the State Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Ondo State Police Command have rescued a couple from their abductors and arrested one suspected kidnapper in the Ita-Ogbolu community, Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olusola Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital.
According to him, the operation began at about 5:30am following a distress call that a couple, identified as Mr. David and his wife, residents of Akure, had been kidnapped in their farm hut located along the Ondo–Ekiti border at Odeigede Camp.
Ayanlade said, “Acting swiftly on the information, the Commissioner of Police immediately directed that all operational assets must and should be deployed to ensure the safe rescue of the victims.”
He explained that operatives from the Iju–Itaogbolu Division and the State Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in collaboration with vigilant youths in the area, advanced deep into the forest in pursuit of the hoodlums.
“As the pressure from the combined team intensified, the suspected kidnappers abandoned the victims,” the PPRO added.
He noted that the male victim sustained machete cuts but managed to flee with his wife before operatives rescued them.
Ayanlade said one suspect was later arrested in a hut, where several items were recovered.
Items recovered include a Samsung Note 10 mobile phone, a sword and a broken bottle.
“The suspect has since been cooperating with investigators and giving useful information, aiding ongoing efforts to apprehend the fleeing accomplice(s). All recovered exhibits have been handed over to SAKS for further investigation,” the statement added.
