Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Kwara State Command on Sunday confirmed the rescue of Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Ahmed Yusuf, kidnapped by gunmen last Tuesday at his house in Ilorin.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Okasanmi Ajayi confirmed his rescue in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital on Sunday.
The statement read: “The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform the publics of that ASP Ahmed Yusuf of IGP Monitoring Team attached to Kwara State Police Command that was abducted in his house in Oloje area of Ilorin on 11/10/2022 at about 2200hrs by six armed hoodlums have been rescued.
“He was rescued about 0230hrs today at a bush border between Kwara and Oyo state.“The rescue efforts was made possible by the insistence of the Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP Paul Odama psc (+) who declared that rescuing the kidnapped officer unhurt and possible arrest of the criminal abductors is a task that must be achieved. Consequently, the CP dispatched the Command’s Tactical Teams, local Vigilante and hunters with support of the Oyo State Amotekun squad.“The efforts by the combined team yielded the expected result as the kidnappers escaped and abandoned the abducted ASP under severe pressure of being arrested, the moment they found out the teams had formed a ring around their location, the victim thereafter sauntered to where the police teams were waiting for him and was rescued.“CP Paul Odama psc (+) wishes to appreciate the efforts of the police and vigilante teams for the gallantry displayed in the efforts that ultimately led to the rescue of the ASP.“The CP noted that his determination to make Kwara State inhabitable to criminal elements still stands and that Kwara state would never be allowed to play host to criminal elements of whatever nomenclature.“The ASP is currently undergoing medical examination and would be allowed to join his family as soon as he is confirmed fit by the police medical doctor.“In the meantime, effort is still being intensified to get the abductors arrested for prosecution.”
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