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Police rescue abducted woman in Delta

From The Punch · () English

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  • Delta State police rescued a woman abducted from her residence in Amukpe, Sapele, after an overnight search operation.
  • Officers and local vigilantes recovered spent AK-47 ammunition shells, while the kidnappers fled and efforts continued to arrest them.
  • Police said the victim was unharmed and had reunited with her family.

Delta State police rescued a woman who kidnappers took from the entrance of her home in Amukpe, Sapele Local Government Area, after an overnight search involving local vigilantes.

The woman was trying to drive into her compound on Wednesday when the abductors, who had been waiting at the entrance, seized her. They fired several shots into the air before taking her into a nearby bush.

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.

· Bright EdafeThe Delta police spokesperson described the initial response to the abduction.

SP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesperson, said officers from the Sapele Police Division responded to a distress report. Patrol and surveillance teams recovered spent AK-47 ammunition shells at the scene and searched the surrounding bushes through the night.

The abductors abandoned the woman on Thursday morning after sensing danger and escaped. Police said she was rescued unhurt and reunited with her family. Authorities are continuing efforts to track and arrest the suspects.

The search was sustained throughout the night until the following morning.

· Bright EdafeEdafe explained how officers and local vigilantes continued searching for the victim.
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