Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have killed two kidnappers and arrested three others.
Spokesperson for the command, DSP Abutu Sunday, in a statement on Monday, December 20, 2022, said the suspects were killed during a gun duel with operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) around Kajola Forest Reserve in Ado-Ekiti.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects include one AK47 rifle, 37 live ammunition, seven expended ammunition, one Tecno phone and military camouflage.
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“Through the Command’s relentless effort to get the state rid of criminal elements, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Moronkeji Adesina, recently innovated and activated a bush combing operation across all jurisdictions in the state,” the statement read.
“This initiative has paid off as the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) today being 20/12/2022, through their bush combing operation around Kajola Forest Reserve, Ado-Ekiti, neutralized two (2) suspected kidnappers during a gun duel and arrested three of them, namely: USMAN DAHIRU, KABIRU ABUBAKAR and HAMMADU LAWAL while others escaped with bullet wounds.”
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