THE Security Joint Operatives in Kogi State, Friday night, said it has rescued one kidnap victim, neutralised one suspect and arrested two others in an operation.
The state command in a late night release by its spokesperson, Mr. William Aya, a Superintendent of Police (SP), stated that the joint security operatives led by the Area Commander in Idah, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), stormed the suspected kidnappers’ hideout, during which one of them was neutralised.
The statement read: “Consequent upon the kidnap of chairman of APC from Kogi East, the joint security operatives led by the Area Commander, Idah ACP Alexander Asagade, stormed the suspected kidnappers’ hideout in the bush. On sighting the operatives, the hoodlums engaged the operatives in a gun duel. During the process, one of the suspects was neutralised, two others arrested and the victim rescued unhurt.