Cross Rivers University Student Abducted By Kidnappers Rescued By Police – Two Kidnappers killed, One rescued
Men of the cross Rivers State police command have rescued
miss Josephine Etim Edet a student of Arthur Jarvis University Akpabuyo Local Government Area who was abducted by
kidnappers.
The
school was invaded on Tuesday night by gunmen who machete some students who
were returning from night classes. In that process, Josephine was whisked into
a nearby forest.
Aminu
Alhassan, the commissioner of police in Cross Rivers State confirmed the good
news on Friday, July 22 that the student has been rescued from the kidnapper's
den by an operation sting led by the Superintendent of police simply called Hart.
The police commissioner sent a situation report (SITREP) to his commanders on Friday morning where he disclosed that Operation Sting which carried out the rescue ‘fatally degraded’ two of the kidnappers while one was captured alive with gun injuries.
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"Further to my SITREP on the kidnapping
of one Miss Joseph Etim Set, a student of Arthur Jarvis University, I am
grateful to inform you that Operation Sting, led by SP Hard, raided the hideout
of the hoodlums in Akpabuyo creek," the report read.
"The
team rescued the victim in the early hours of 0112 hours today. Two of the
kidnappers were fatally degraded while one was arrested alive with serious
injuries."
According to the commissioner of police, the
arrested kidnapper has been rushed to the University of Calabar Teaching
Hospital for treatment.
He urged residents to be calm and go about their
lawful tasks as they were on top of the situation.
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