The Ogun State Police Command yesterday stormed the hideout of the abductors of three Indians and one Nigerian who were kidnapped along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway successfully freeing the hostages.
The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Abiodun Alamutu, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command headquarters at Eleweran, Abeokuta, said some of the kidnappers escaped with gunshot wounds and two others were killed in the ensuing gun duel.
The police recovered 109 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, five AK47 rifles, eight AK magazines, and two cell phones from the kidnappers.
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CP Alamutu disclosed that through a covert operation, the suspects were located in a bush where they were hiding. He said that upon noticing the police officers’ flashlight, they engaged in a gun battle with the law enforcement team.
