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Police in Anambra state said efforts were on to arrest assailants and rescue victims of the abduction incident that occurred on Saby 2 pm on 13/7/2024 captured in a video along Ifite – Amansea road, Awka.
Gunmen Saturday afternoon reportedly kidnapped two unidentified occupants of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) close to Nnamdi Azikiwe University back gate.
The incident, captured in a viral video showed the hooded gunmen ordering the occupants of the vehicle out, and into their black sienna vehicle.
The hoodlums were said to have shot into the air as they made away with the victims, while one of them took the victim’s car.
But Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement on Sunday said the Police responding team had recovered the victims’ vehicle, while Joint Security Measures/Operational has been positioned to forestall such or related incident in the State.
He said, “The Commissioner of Police Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam states that efforts are ongoing to arrest the assailants and rescue the victims of the abduction incident by 2 pm on 13/7/2024 captured in a video along Ifite – Amansea road, Awka.
“Meanwhile, the Police responding team recovered the abandoned victim’s vehicle, and joint security measures/personnel positioning are already in place to forestall such/related incident in the State.
“To this end, the CP charges the Command tactical teams deployed to complement the Joint Security team to redouble their efforts to deprive the hoodlums of the space they desire so much to perpetrate their evil acts and vows that the Police Command shall leave no stone unturned in hunting down the assailants.”
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