The Rivers State Police Command has said its personnel have killed three hoodlums, who hijacked a commercial bus on the Etche-Owerri Road.
The kidnappers, who were said to have been terrorising that area of the East-West Road, were reportedly felled during a fierce gun battle with operatives of the command’s anti-kidnapping unit on Sunday.
The spokesman of the command, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the killings to our correspondent, said arms and ammunition used by the hoodlums were recovered.He stated, “Yes, three armed robbers/kidnappers were killed. They hijacked a bus and try to kidnap the passengers. But we rescued the victims. “We immediately swung into action when we heard that the bus conveying 18 passengers was hijacked. We were able to rescue them passengers. The armed robbers engaged our men and three of them were fatally wounded. They were confirmed dead when they were taking to hospital.”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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