The police command in Ogun says it has rescued 80-year -old man , Rufus Odusanya and one Oluwaseye Olajide at Edun village junction in Obafemi Owode local government area.
SP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, who disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday, noted that the incident occurred at 3:00p.m on Thursday.
Odutola explained that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Owode Egba received an anonymous distress call reporting the kidnapping of the 80-year-old man and one other.
She stated that upon getting the information , the DPO quickly mobilised his team along with local hunters to pursue the kidnappers.
She said that the kidnappers, six in number were armed with various weapons such as rifles and cutlasses.
” The police blocked potential escape routes and confined the criminals to known security checkpoints.
” Realising that the police had interrupted their plans, the kidnappers fled the scene, leaving the two hostages behind,” she said.
The police spokesperson stated that efforts to arrest the kidnappers were currently underway .
