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Police Rescue 8 Kidnap Victims in Rivers

September 12, (THEWILL) – The Rivers State Police Command has rescued eight boat passengers who were abducted by pirates in two separate attacks on September 6 and 7, 2021, respectively, along the Bodo/Bonny waterways.

THEWILL on Friday learnt that the rescue was made possible, following intense pressure mounted on the kidnappers by the Operatives of Anti Cultism Unit of the Police, who had earlier arrested one Baridula Gboro of Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area of the state.

A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, on Friday disclosed that the suspect opened up and made useful confessions, revealing the identities of his accomplices and the hideout where the rescued victims were kept.

Omoni identified the rescued victims, who were five males and three females, as Ossai Christian, Grace Jumbo, Rita Allison, Johnson Osel, Gladys Long John, Maimuna Abib, Obianuga Angus and Adekola Opayemi.

The Police spokesman said the eight were rescued on Thursday night at Bolo Creek in the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state, adding that the victims who were looking quite frail when they were rescued, had been released for medical treatment, while efforts ongoing to arrest other members of the gang and recover their weapons.

Omoni said the Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, had increased the presence of the Police on the Bodo/Bonny waterways with a view to stemming the tide of attacks and ensuring the safety of passengers.

He advised passengers and other people using the waterways to avoid late night journeys, which might expose them to danger, and abide by all maritime safety protocols.

He equally urged marine transport operators to subject their members for profiling as the kidnap incidents were masterminded by a boat operator.

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