The Commander of Edo State Security Corps, Friday Ibadin, a retired Commissioner of Police, on Friday disclosed that three suspected kidnappers were arrested at Uromi in Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo.
Ibadin, while speaking with reporters in Benin, gave names of the suspects as Asene Ogah, 49; Ibhafidon Eric, 29; and Ekpu Godfrey, 44.
He disclosed that his men achieved the feat when they responded to a distress call made by Mrs. Rita Ufuha, while his men were mobilised on patrol and bush-combing of Esan land.
The commander stated that after the call, the woman hid in the bush, while his men rescued her, kept her in a safe place, before swiftly arresting those involved, as the victim identified them.
He noted that his men arrested three of the seven young men who invaded Mrs. Ufuha’s residence in Uromi to kidnap her, and he told other criminals in Edo that the state would be hot for them, unless they relocated to other states.
Ibadin noted that the three suspects confessed to the crime, while two locally-made pump action guns were found with the suspected criminals, who he said would be handed over to the police for further investigation.
Mrs. Ufuha alleged that kidnappers were sent by the leader of Esan Awareness Group, which was created by one Mr. Bruce, who lives in Sweden, and she thanked the officers and men of Edo security corps for saving her life.
