{"id":118959,"date":"2025-05-20T20:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118959"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:14:17","slug":"police-rescue-28-kidnapped-victims-in-enugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-rescue-28-kidnapped-victims-in-enugu\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Rescue 28 Kidnapped Victims in Enugu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>y Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Enugu state Police Command has announced the successful rescue of 28 kidnapped victims and the arrest of 10 suspects involved in abductions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0The State &#8216;s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe Ekea announced the development on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The operation, according to him was carried out by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command, following a series of intelligence-driven raids across the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0The\u00a0 coordinated crackdown operations in various locations across the state led\u00a0 to the safe rescue of the 28 victims.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The victims, whose identities are yet to be disclosed, are currently receiving medical attention and psychological support. Facilities were also not disclosed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The police also announced that 10 individuals were arrested during the operations, while several items, including firearms and other tools, were believed to have been used in their various operations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0There was no mention of specified numbers or the exact nature or quantity of the recovered items.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0The arrested suspects are currently in police custody, undergoing interrogation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Command&#8217;s PPRO also assured the public that thorough investigations will be conducted and that those found culpable will face the full wrath of the law.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Enugu State Police Command further reiterated its commitment to combating kidnapping and other violent crimes in the state and reemphasised the importance of community cooperation in providing timely and accurate information to assist law enforcement agencies.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>y Oscar Okhifo The Enugu state Police Command has announced the successful rescue of 28 kidnapped victims and the arrest of 10 suspects involved in abductions. \u00a0The State &#8216;s Police&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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