Police show class, raid kidnappers’ hideout, kill 2, arrest one, rescue abducted student in C’River
Anthony Iwuoma
The Cross River Police Command, on Friday, bared its fangs when its operatives stormed kidnappers’ den in the state, killing two of the hoodlums, arrested one as well as rescued the lone student in captivity.
The student was, on Tuesday night, abducted from Arthur Jarvis University in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state when gunmen raided and vandalised school facilities, machete some students and abducted one before fleeing into a nearby forest.
However, state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aminu Alhassan, confirmed the successful rescue of the student.
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The police boss in a Situation Report (SITREP) said that Operation Sting, which handled the operation, ‘fatally degraded’ two of the kidnappers and captured another alive with injuries from the ensuing gun duel.
“Further to my SITREP on the kidnapping of one Miss Joseph Etim Set, a student of Arthur Jarvis University, I am grateful to inform you that Operation Sting, led by SP Hard, raided the hideout of the hoodlums in Akpabuyo creek.
“The team rescued the victim in the early hours of 0112 hours today.
“Two of the kidnappers were fatally degraded while one was arrested alive with serious injuries.”
The commissioner enjoined the residents to maintain the peace and further disclosed that the arrested kidnap suspect was receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.
