Edo police rescue 13 naval students, to rescue 5 other

Edo State Police Command has promised to intensify its effort towards the safe rescue of five students of Naval College of Engineering, Sapele, who were abducted by gunmen on Tuesday.

The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Kontongs Bello, in a statement made available to reporters on Wednesday, said gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday intercepted a commercial bus and a Sienna bus at Iruekpen community along the notorious Benin Auchi/Lokoja highway and took scores of the naval students hostage.

The students were said to be returning from a trip to Kaduna State and heading to their base in Sapele, Delta State, when the hoodlums struck and immediately opened fire on the vehicles conveying the students, thereby forcing the vehicles to stop.

According to the Police spokesman, operatives of the Command received the information, swung into action, and rescued 13 of the victims who sustained injuries during the attack while one came back from the bush on her own the following day.

The Benin-Auchi road has become a nightmare for travellers in recent times, following the activities of kidnappers.