The police in Ebonyi have reportedly killed three of the suspected killers of Emmanuel Igwe, an electoral officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
when some gunmen attacked him and his wife along the Ishiagu-Mpu road while returning from Anambra state.Confirming the news, Emmanuel Aja, chairman of Ivo LGA, said the police rescued Igwe’s wife and arrested eight of the suspects.Aja said the suspected kidnappers were arrested at their hideout in Lokpanta, Umunochi LGA of Abia state.
“The successful operation of the special squad of the anti-kidnapping unit of the Ebonyi command of the Nigeria police led to the arrest of no fewer than eight suspected killers of the INEC staff while three of the suspects were neutralised in the operation,” Aja said.“The killers, suspected to be kidnappers who also abducted their victim’s wife, were arrested at their hideout in a forest at Lokpanta in Abia state on Saturday, June 24.
“The suspected kidnappers are allegedly responsible for the various kidnappings and other criminal activities in the council area.” Also confirming the development, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Ebonyi police spokesperson, said the abducted woman was rescued unhurt in a thick forest.
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