Armed men had stormed the same community about a fortnight ago and abducted a pastor, Mike Ochigbo.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, in the statement, said the state Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, had deployed operatives drawn from the Crack Squad and the Special Rapid Response Team for the rescue mission.
Nguroje said the operatives are also expected to raid criminal hideouts and black spots to rescue the victim and arrest the suspects and their collaborators. He said, “These deployments will surely assist in coordinating the timely response to distress calls and to clamp down on those found committing crimes.
“The CP has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations and Deployment to coordinate the designed rescue operation as all Divisional Police Officers are to adopt stop-and-search exercise.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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