How we foiled abduction of passengers on Kogi Highway-Police

The Kogi state police command says officers attached to Police Mobile Force, 70 Squadron, Kabba, foiled the abduction of passengers along Kabba-Ayere road in the state.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP William Aya, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday.

According to him, the incident happened on Friday.

“On receipt of the distress call, reinforcement teams from Sharper Corner pindown were promptly mobilized and sent to the scene which equally engaged the hoodlums, and owing to the superior fire power of the Police, the hoodlums fled into the bush and abandoned their victims who were rescued by the Police.

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“The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, psc has ordered the deployment of additional operational and tactical assets of the Command to embark on thorough combing of the surrounding bushes to apprehend the hoodlums and bring them to deserved justice”, he said.

He added that the state commissioner of police, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, commended the men of 70 PMF, Kabba, for their dedication, assuring the public that the Police will not rest on its oars in the fight against criminality in the State.

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