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Three suspected kidnappers have been shot dead in Kogi State during a shooting encounter with a combined team of soldiers, policemen and local hunters. The state police command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday, said that two of the kidnappers also escaped with gunshot injuries.

Aya said that the five-man armed kidnappers had, on Sept. 11, kidnapped six persons between Iyamoye and Ekinrinade road in Ijumu Local Government area of the state.

The kidnappers, who were masked, were said to have, on the said day, kidnapped Chief Ganiyu Popoola, the Elemoh Aran of Omu-Aran, his brother, Dr Sule Popoola, their nephew, a woman and her husband, said to be a medical doctor, and an unidentified victim. They were said to be travelling to Lokoja in their separate vehicles when they and another commercial bus ran into a road block mounted by the suspects.

The driver of the commercial bus was, however, able to quickly manoeuvre his vehicle and escaped with a bullet-shattered windscreen towards Omuo-Oke, a border town between Ekiti and Kogi States. The kidnappers, after robbing their victims, later marched them into the nearby thick forest.

Popoola, one of the victims, who spoke with NAN, said that the kidnappers took them to their hideouts where they were detained for hours before they released him, his brother and the only woman among them. He said that they were given instructions to go and look for ransom to secure the release of others.

Before releasing them, Popoola, who spoke on the telephone, said that their captors took their phone numbers and returned their handsets to them. He said that they trekked for hours before finding their way out of the forest and came out at a spot at Egbeda-Egga community.

On coming out, Popoola said that they sighted two policemen on leg patrol and some other people who they narrated their ordeal to. He said that it was while doing this that some armed soldiers, led by a major, came to them, saying that the soldiers were informed of the incident by the driver of the commercial bus who was lucky to escape.

Popoola said that the soldiers, numbering about five, the two policemen and the head of local hunters in Egbeda-Egga, led them back to the kidnappers’ hideouts. He said that the head of local hunters, being familiar with the terrain, asked them some questions, and with answers given to him, was able to lead them to the hideouts with ease.

On sighting them, he said that the kidnappers opened fire, adding that the security agents immediately engaged them in a fierce gun duel during which three of the kidnappers were killed, while two others escaped with gunshot wounds. The soldiers were said to have carried the corpses of the kidnappers to Iyara divisional police station and also handed over two rifles, one AK-47 and a pump action, to the policemen on duty.

In addition, Aya said that a sum of N57,510 and five different telephone handsets were found on them.

SOURCE: https://t.guardian.ng/news/three-suspected-kidnappers-shot-dead-in-kogi/

Everyone has a role to play to ensure security.

Thank God for the life save and lost.

I found this story to be very interesting, it's almost like an adventure movie. From the commercial driver who escaped but still alerted the police to the hunter who was able to identify and locate the hideout of the kidnappers based on the descriptions from the fred victims.

Kudos to the Police and military men for saving the day without any casualties to the hostages.

Awon eeyan Dino Melaye

Nice shooters

Graphic pictures please!
If our security agents wants to work they work and if they don't want to work they don't work.

Im impressed , kudos the soldiers and the police

They should be reshot

No rest for the wicked people

thanks to our security operatives

That's how security agents should work. If it were Police alone, the kidnappers would have operated freely.

Kill them all. They are animals.

Nice development

Should I even say RIP?

Just check my signature guys

I see no pics

Good news

Just any how means to get this paper

Nigerians!

You insult and curse the police at every given opportunity, but you still run to them first in times of trouble and distress.

I tell you what, the problem of this country is not it's bad leaders, It's the people.

We are very bad people, we deserve bad leaders.

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davillian:
Graphic pictures please!
If our security agents wants to work they work and if they don't want to work they don't work.

wat do u want to use it for pls?

prof2007:
Three suspected kidnappers have been shot dead in Kogi State during a shooting encounter with a combined team of soldiers, policemen and local hunters. The state police command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday, said that two of the kidnappers also escaped with gunshot injuries.

Aya said that the five-man armed kidnappers had, on Sept. 11, kidnapped six persons between Iyamoye and Ekinrinade road in Ijumu Local Government area of the state.

The kidnappers, who were masked, were said to have, on the said day, kidnapped Chief Ganiyu Popoola, the Elemoh Aran of Omu-Aran, his brother, Dr Sule Popoola, their nephew, a woman and her husband, said to be a medical doctor, and an unidentified victim. They were said to be travelling to Lokoja in their separate vehicles when they and another commercial bus ran into a road block mounted by the suspects.

The driver of the commercial bus was, however, able to quickly manoeuvre his vehicle and escaped with a bullet-shattered windscreen towards Omuo-Oke, a border town between Ekiti and Kogi States. The kidnappers, after robbing their victims, later marched them into the nearby thick forest.

Popoola, one of the victims, who spoke with NAN, said that the kidnappers took them to their hideouts where they were detained for hours before they released him, his brother and the only woman among them. He said that they were given instructions to go and look for ransom to secure the release of others.

Before releasing them, Popoola, who spoke on the telephone, said that their captors took their phone numbers and returned their handsets to them. He said that they trekked for hours before finding their way out of the forest and came out at a spot at Egbeda-Egga community.

On coming out, Popoola said that they sighted two policemen on leg patrol and some other people who they narrated their ordeal to. He said that it was while doing this that some armed soldiers, led by a major, came to them, saying that the soldiers were informed of the incident by the driver of the commercial bus who was lucky to escape.

Popoola said that the soldiers, numbering about five, the two policemen and the head of local hunters in Egbeda-Egga, led them back to the kidnappers’ hideouts. He said that the head of local hunters, being familiar with the terrain, asked them some questions, and with answers given to him, was able to lead them to the hideouts with ease.

On sighting them, he said that the kidnappers opened fire, adding that the security agents immediately engaged them in a fierce gun duel during which three of the kidnappers were killed, while two others escaped with gunshot wounds. The soldiers were said to have carried the corpses of the kidnappers to Iyara divisional police station and also handed over two rifles, one AK-47 and a pump action, to the policemen on duty.

In addition, Aya said that a sum of N57,510 and five different telephone handsets were found on them.

SOURCE: https://t.guardian.ng/news/three-suspected-kidnappers-shot-dead-in-kogi/

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Very good story...

rentAcock:
I found this story to be very interesting, it's almost like an adventure movie. From the commercial driver who escaped but still alerted the police to the hunter who was able to identify and locate the hideout of the kidnappers based on the descriptions from the fred victims.

Kudos to the Police and military men for saving the day without any casualties to the hostages.

I will be happy if this kidnappers r killed not spared. I feel unhappy whenever I saw our security agents parading kidnappers n even interviewing them in public.
There is no time for all this, finish them all anytime they r caught after secretly obtaining vital information from them.

rentAcock:
I found this story to be very interesting, it's almost like an adventure movie. From the commercial driver who escaped but still alerted the police to the hunter who was able to identify and locate the hideout of the kidnappers based on the descriptions from the fred victims.

Kudos to the Police and military men for saving the day without any casualties to the hostages.

And give it to guardian newspaper for well detailed information and not all these mushrooms ,wanna be bloggers and kids that just have access to $10 domain name, free hosting and free wordpress themes in the name of being a journalist. You will know the difference between a journalist and a blogger with this piece of writing.

Adonbilivit

24kmagic:
Nigerians!

You insult and curse the police at every given opportunity, but you still run to them first in times of trouble and distress.

I tell you what, the problem of this country is not it's bad leaders, It's the people.

We are very bad people, we deserve bad leaders.

You are notaking any sense.

Can you deny your father, even if he insults and malrreats you? Do you really have a choice.

Can any of us abandon PHCN even if we dislike them for their efficiency? You can decide to abandon MTN because there are rival brands, but you can't do same to army or police.

Police, army, PHCN are public institutions which are monopolistic by its very existence. As much as you hate them, you are left with no choice.

It has nothing to do with the problem of Nigeria.

Thank me later for the enlightenment.

Pls pour raw acid on their corpse.

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