{"id":16448,"date":"2013-08-19T13:35:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T12:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=16448"},"modified":"2013-08-19T13:35:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T12:35:58","slug":"police-storm-kidnappers-den-rescue-abducted-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-storm-kidnappers-den-rescue-abducted-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Storm Kidnappers\u2019 Den, Rescue Abducted Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Policemen in Aba, Abia state yesterday stormed a kidnappers\u2019 camp in Mgboko Umuezi community of Obingwa local council and rescued a journalist who was abducted on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist, Lynda Osuala, a staff of the Aba station of the Nigeria Television Authority, was abducted around 8.30pm on her way back to her residence at Ogbor Hill area of the commercial city.<\/p>\n<p>Acting on a tip off, the policemen from the Aba Area Command led by the officer in charge of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Anari N. 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