The Police Command in Delta has said
that it rescued a housewife abducted on June 30 in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South
Local Government Area of the State. This is contained in a statement issued by
DSP Celestina Kalu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, in Asaba on
Saturday.
It stated that the victim, Mrs Nkechi
Mordi, regained her freedom after the police mounted pressure on the
kidnappers. “On June 29, one Emmanuel Utomi of Ogwashi-Uku reported a case of
kidnapping at the Divisional Police Station.
“According to him, on same date at about
1800hrs five unknown armed men kidnapped his landlady; one Mordi Nkechi Felicia
aged 52yrs, her daughter and her 13-year-old daughter, Miss Mordi Ogor.
Kalu said that the complainant
reported that the kidnapers also drove away with the victim’s Hyunda Jeep car. She
said that upon receiving the information, an anti-robbery patrol team attached
to Ogwashi-Uku Division visited the scene and went on trail of the hoodlums.
“However,
due to pressure mounted on the hoodlums by the action of the police, Nkechi was
released unhurt by her abductors.
“The
kidnappers also abandoned her Hyundai Jeep car, while her daughter is still
being held hostage”.
The
police spokesperson said that the command had intensified efforts to track down
the hoodlums to rescue the girl. (NAN)
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