The Nigeria Police Force’s Inspector-General, Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated its commitment to combating all forms of violent crimes, particularly those committed by kidnapping, in the country.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated in a statement that this assurance is in line with the successful outcomes of well-planned and intelligence-driven operations carried out by police operatives in Enugu and the Ogun States.
The operations resulted in the rescue of four kidnapped victims, the release of three armed suspects, the arrest of several others, and the recovery of ransom money, weapons, and other incriminating evidence.
“On July 16, 2025, police officers working in concert with local security forces in Enugu State responded to a distress call from the Okpuje-Ani community in Nsukka LGA a report of armed kidnappers being seen in a forest area. One of the armed suspects was neutralized after the operatives engaged them, while others escaped into the bush with various gunshot wounds.
An AK-47 rifle with two live rounds of ammunition was recovered at the scene. According to reliable information, members of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad detained one Aliyu Adamu, age 23, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway that day. The suspect admitted being asked by Awka, Anambra State, to carry out criminal operations in Enugu and confessed to participating in several kidnappings during interrogation, the statement read in part.
According to the Command’s operatives, on July 15, 2025, two female suspects, Juliet Chukwu (aged 39) and Nancy Chukwu (aged 40), were detained in a related development. They were apprehended after agreeing to pay a $10 million ransom to their kinsman, who they had initially asked to kidnap for $ 50 million. The male victim’s male victim was unharmed while their Toyota Corolla vehicle and the alleged ransom were found.
Meanwhile, the police PRO in Ogun State reported a rapid deployment of tactical teams in response to a reported kidnapping incident involving three people on July 16, 2025, around the Ajebo axis of the Owode Egba Division.
“Today, the Anti-Kidnapping team used technology to locate the kidnappers, engage them in a shootout along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, in which two suspects were neutralized in the ensuing gun battle, and successfully rescue all three kidnapped victims unhurt,” according to the team’s statement.
One AK-47 rifle, 139 rounds of ammunition, one magazine, one cutlass, a chain and padlock, as well as several mobile phones used for negotiations, are among the items that were recovered from the operation.
Source: Channels TV
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