Two more victims who were abducted by gunmen during the Edo train attack in the Igueben Local Government Area of the state have been rescued by a joint team of the military, police, local vigilantes and hunters.
The PPRO of the state police command, SP Chidi Nwabuzo, also confirmed that two people were rescued in the early hours of Thursday.
Meanwhile, speaking during a visit to the widow of the deceased, the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, who led other top government functionaries and security officers, “All the heads of security agencies are here. We are grieving. He left a family behind and we have to come and commiserate with them and also join them in this dark moment.
“The loss is not for the family alone but for all of us because when we lose gallant men like this, then it’s a major problem for us because we need a lot of these gallant officers alive to tackle insecurity,” he said. “Spending over five days in the bush and rescuing victims alive is not common. Such an officer obviously deserves a posthumous medal.”
“The officer and other men have been in the bush. They are rescuing victims and more of these victims are being rescued. Apart from the magistrate, two more persons have been rescued. Their effort is really yielding results and I must commend them for what they have been doing.All rights reserved.
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