The Will
25 Feb 2011
UYO, Feb 24, (THEWILL) – Six persons suspected to be kidnappers have been killed within the last two weeks by the Police in
The suspects were reportedly killed at different locations in the state notorious for politically motivated kidnappings and murders.
The Police Commissioner made the disclosure Thursday while parading two suspects linked to kidnapping before journalists at the state police headquarters Ikot Akpan Abia.
Magaji stated that the police operatives who acted on a tip off were able to rescue a kidnap victim (name withheld) at Obio Itak village in Ikono Local Government Area.
According to him, the hoodlums had engaged the police in a fierce gun battle and in the process one of the suspects who was simply identified as Ubong, of Atai Obio Offot in Uyo LGA was killed, while Godwin Etuk of Edebom, Nsit Ibom was arrested.
He maintained that other members of the seven-man gang escaped with bullet wounds even as two vehicles used by the gang were recovered by the police.
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