Police rescue abducted woman in Delta

Police in Nigeria’s Delta State rescued an abducted woman after a night-long search in the bushes around Amukpe, Sapele Local Government Area.

The woman was abducted on Wednesday at her residence, according to police spokesperson Bright Edafe. She was attempting to drive into her compound when armed attackers waiting at the entrance seized her. The suspects fired several shots into the air before taking her into nearby bushland.

Officers from the Sapele Police Division, working with local vigilantes, began searching after receiving a distress report. They recovered spent AK-47 ammunition shells at the scene and continued the operation throughout the night.

Police said the abductors abandoned the woman on Thursday morning after sensing danger and fled. Operatives rescued her unhurt, and she has since reunited with her family.

The command said it had intensified efforts to track and arrest the suspects. Delta Commissioner of Police Samuel Erale commended the officers and local vigilantes, while urging residents to provide timely and credible information about criminal activity.

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Upon receiving the report, the Sapele Divisional Police Officer immediately mobilised patrol and surveillance teams to the scene, where expended AK-47 ammunition shells were recovered. The operatives, supported by local vigilantes, then commenced an intensive search of the surrounding bushes. The search was sustained throughout the night until the following morning.