Seven officers of the Nigerian Navy have been kidnapped in Edo State.
The security personnel were abducted while travelling to Delta from Kaduna State.
However, it was gathered that five of the Naval officers had been rescued by the police.
The officers from a Naval Base in Kaduna State were said to have abducted on Sapele-Warri Road.
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“They were on their way to Navy Engineering College, Sapele in Delta State,” a source said.
It was further gathered that policemen from the Edo State Command, acting on intelligence report, rescued five of the officers while two others were still missing as at time of filing this report.
Edo State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP. Kotongs Bello, confirmed the report but did not go into details.
“We rescued five and two others are yet to be rescued. That is the one I am aware of,” he said.