13 abducted Kwara wedding guests rescued
Kwara State Police Command said it has rescued 13 wedding guests who were victims of kidnappers in Idofin-Igbana in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of the state.
The command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Saturday, said the 13 victims were going for a wedding programme in neighbouring Kogi State when they were kidnapped by assailants on December 21, 2024.
The victims, comprising three females and 10 males from different communities in Kwara and Oyo states as well as trailer drivers, were reportedly accosted by six armed kidnappers dressed in military and civilian uniforms on their way to Kogi State.
The statement read partly, “The victims, who were forcefully abducted by armed assailants on their way to a wedding programme in Kogi State, were rescued in a joint operation involving the police and the Oke-Ero Local Government Security Initiative personnel.
“Acting on credible intelligence and with the support of local informants, the security operatives swiftly mobilised to the suspects’ hideout located in the Idofin-Igbana area.
“Upon sighting the security team, the kidnappers, six in number and some dressed to disguise in military uniforms engaged the operatives in a gun battle but were overpowered by the superior firepower of the rescue team.”
Ejire-Adeyemi revealed that the rescued victims include three females and 10 males from various locations, including Odo-Owa in Oke-Ero LGA, Ilorin, Ogbomoso, and a group of trailer drivers en route to Kogi State.
