Imo State Police Rescue Kidnap Victim from Forest in Owerri West
Imo State Police Command rescued a kidnapped individual from a forest near Nekede, Ihiagwa and Agbala in Owerri West Local Government Area.
Imo State Police Command rescued a kidnap victim from a forest in the Owerri West Local Government Area. The forest where the victim was rescued is located near the Nekede, Ihiagwa and Agbala areas of Owerri West.
According to leadership.ng, the rescued victim was identified as Chinonaobi Uchegbulam and was injured. The victim was immediately evacuated to a medical facility.
Leadership.ng reported that the operation was led by state commissioner of police Audu Garba Bosso and local vigilantes. The operation was carried out on the directive of the inspector-general of police, conveyed through deputy inspector-general Kenechukwu Onwuemelie.
The stated purpose of the operation, as reported by leadership.ng, was to strengthen internal security, dismantle criminal hideouts and deny criminal elements safe havens.
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