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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Kwara State Police Command has disclosed that an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Team of the command, Ahmed Yusuf, has been rescued from his abductors.
Yusuf was abducted at his residence in Oloje area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, around 10pm on October 11, 2022, by six armed men.
A statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, Okasanmi Ajayi, said that the kidnap victim was rescued around 2:30 am today (Sunday) in a bush between Kwara and Oyo State’s border.
Ajayi, who said the rescue efforts were made possible by local hunters, vigilante groups and men of the police command, added that the ASP is currently undergoing medical examination and would be allowed to join his family as soon as he is confirmed fit by the police medical doctor.
“The rescue efforts were made possible by the insistence of the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, CP Paul Odama psc (+), who declared that rescuing the kidnapped officer unhurt and possible arrest of the criminal abductors is a task that must be achieved.
“Consequently, the CP dispatched the Command’s Tactical Teams, local vigilante and hunters with support of the Oyo State Amotekun squad.
“The efforts by the combined team yielded the expected result as the kidnappers escaped and abandoned the abducted ASP under severe pressure of being arrested, the moment they found out the teams had formed a ring around their location. The victim, thereafter, sauntered to where the police teams were waiting for him and was rescued.
“CP Paul Odama psc (+) wishes to appreciate the efforts of the Police and vigilante teams for the gallantry displayed in the efforts that ultimately led to the rescue of the ASP.
“The CP noted that his determination to make Kwara State unhabitable to criminal elements still stands and that Kwara State would never be allowed to play host to criminal elements of whatever nomenclature.
“The ASP is currently undergoing medical examination and would be allowed to join his family as soon as he is confirmed fit by the police medical doctor.
“In the meantime, effort is still being intensified to get the abductors arrested for prosection”.