Two suspected kidnappers were captured by the Bayelsa State Vigilante Force accompanied by the Special Armed Tactical Team SWAT of the Nigeria Police, on Thursday, February 25.
The vigilantes also rescued one Mrs Judith Adoga.
It was gathered that the suspects held the victim at gunpoint and forced her to different ATM points within Yenagoa metropolis where they withdrew an undisclosed amount of money from her account. Afterwards, they called her family and demanded ransom for her release.
According to Mrs Adoga, a staff of the Ministry for Budget and Economic Planning, she was going to drop her friend along Imgbi Road, Amarata, when the kidnappers numbering four came in the guise of being environmental officials and held her captive."After I closed from work, my friend pleaded that I drop her off at Imgbi Road. When we got to Imgbi roundabout and my friend came down from my car, four men rounded up my car, saying they are officials of environmental sanitation authority. After saying so they entered my car, pointed me guns and asked me to drive," she narrated.
"They forced me to give them my ATM card and take them to different ATM points where they withdrew all the money in my account. Afterwards, they then called my family members with my phone, demanding money that would serve as a ransom for my release. So, it was at that point one my relations called the Chairman of the Bayelsa Vigilante Force who mobilized his men and rescued me from my abductors."
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Bayelsa Vigilante Force, Hon. Doubiye Alagba and his Secretary, Hon. Innocent Kaliango said that when they got the distress call from a family member of the victim, the quickly mobilized their team and tracked the kidnappers to Tamic Road, Okutukutu, where two of the abductors were arrested while the other two escapedHe gave the names of the two armed abductors as Engman Eniyi from Sangana Community in Brass LGA and Ebimobowe Tombofa from Igbenwari in Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA.
"His operation wouldn't have been successful without information, i have always stated it clearly that without information from members of the public, fighting crime, criminality other security challenges will know no success," Alagba stated.
"We shouldn't play politics with security, security agencies need information to fight crime. The Bayelsa state government today, led by His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri is poised to bring insecurity to it barest minimum if only our people will corporate with security agencies. Bayelsa remains one of the safest state for business and its people to stay, we will continue doing our best to assist in fighting crime and criminality as enshrined in our mandate."Meanwhile, the suspects have been handed over to the Special Weapon Tactical team (SWAT) of the Nigeria Police Force, Bayelsa State Command for further investigation and prosecution.
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REMEMBER The Driver That Knocked A Policeman Off A Bridge, He Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder
The Lagos state police command today has arraigned the erring driver who knocked a police officer off the bridge along the International airport road on February 24, before an Oshodi mobile court.
Recall that the driver knocked the police officer off the overhead bridge while trying to evade arrest.
According to the video, he was nabbed by police officers and men of the Lagos State Traffic Management (LASTMA) for violating the traffic law by using a one-way route.
In a bid to evade arrest, the driver in a Toyota Highlander vehicle reversed and hit a police officer behind, throwing him off the overhead bridge into a canal below.
Luckily, the officer survived the fall as he could be seen trying to swim out of the canal. The driver was apprehended immediately.
The driver in the process hit the police officer identified as David Zapania.
The erring driver was arraigned before the court on six charges this morning which include Driving against traffic ( one way), Resisting arrest, Reckless and dangerous driving, Driving with an invalid driver's license, Assaulting a police officer, and attempted murder.
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