Three kidnappers have been killed in their Isiodu Forest hideout in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers state, the police in the oil rich state have said.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Emeka Nwonyi, made the disclosure on Friday.
He said his men acting on intelligence report stormed the kidnappers den at about 3.30 am Friday at Isiodu.
He disclosed that the officers engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel, killing three of them in the ensuing shoot out.
Nwonyi said, “The hoodlums on sighting the police opened fire and a gun battle ensued. Three of the hoodlums fatally wounded were confirmed dead at the hospital. Eight magazines, 70 rounds of live ammunition and 10 cartridges were recovered.”
CP Nwonyi also disclosed a case in which his Command’s operatives on “routine patrol” spotted a corpse tied with bodily injuries, resulting in the arrest of a suspect as investigation continues