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Notorious kidnappers’ den uncovered in Kuje forest, police rescue 11 victims

A notorious kidnapers’ den has been uncovered in a forest around the Kuje area of Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command made this known in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh.

The command said its operatives rescued at least 11 abductees kidnapped in Gwargwada community, Kuje area of the territory on February 17, 2022.

The PPRO noted that the operation, which occurred on Saturday, followed prompt response by the command towards a report that some members of the community were whisked into the forest by unscrupulous and misguided criminal elements.

She said, “The Commissioner of Police, while registering the Command’s unflinching commitment to combating crimes and criminality in the FCT, calls on residents to remain vigilant and to cooperate with the police, especially on the rendition of prompt and useful information on any suspicious occurrence through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883. While the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk could be reached on: 09022222352.”

 

Ben Idah

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