The police command in Edo state, on Wednesday, July 20, rescued Godwin Aigbogun, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 9, Orhionmwon local government area of the state.
The politician was kidnapped on Monday, July 18, on his way back from a farm in Ologbo-unu community, Edo state.
The deputy police public relations officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, while confirming this in a statement, on Wednesday evening, July 20, said, the state commissioner of police, CP Abutu Yaro, on receiving the information, directed operatives of the command’s crack team and the anti-kidnap and cyber crime unit to embark on aggressive bush combing and robust patrol of the area for possible rescue of the kidnapped victim.
Iwegbu further noted that, “The kidnappers, after realizing that they were being trailed by a team of police operatives, succumbed to pressure and abandoned their victim unhurt to escape into the bush.
“To this end, the commissioner of police warns all kidnappers and their sponsors to either leave the state or face the expanse wrath of the law as the command would rid the state of their excesses.”
She added that the commissioner also enjoined the general public to continue to collaborate with the command by providing credible and timely information on criminals and their cohorts, according to Daily Post.
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