Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Monday raided a suspected kidnappers hideout, situated in Okohia Forest in Owerri West Council Space of the state.
Police arrested seven suspected members of the kidnapping gang in the course of the raid and recovered 4 decomposing our bodies, believed to be these of their victims.
Different recovered gadgets suspected to belong to their victims embody telephones, wristwatches, sneakers and slippers, amongst different private belongings.
The operatives led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, launched the assault on the forest in collaboration with the Affiliation of Nigeria Hunters Affiliation and Imo State Vigilante Companies.
Talking with journalists in the course of the raid, CP Danjuma reiterated his promise to rid the state of criminally minded components and their nefarious actions within the state.
In accordance with him, the Commando below his watch would proceed the assault on all suspected felony hideouts within the state till the boys of the underworld are fully worn out from the state.
The CP additionally assured residents of the realm and Imo residents typically of their safety, stressing that the command would by no means relent on its promise to make sure enough safety within the state.
He mentioned: “There was info that males from the underworld, that’s, the outlaws, kidnap from the town, take their victims to this forest, demand ransom, paid or unpaid, and kill them.
“This morning we recovered roughly 4 unidentified our bodies and different gadgets.”
“We’re going to dominate our operations on this forest and by his grace, all of the hoodlums and kidnappers might be acquitted.
“As you have got seen, we arrested roughly seven people this morning and they’ll face the total wrath of the legislation.”
In the meantime, some neighborhood leaders and residents of Ihiagwa, Nekede and Obinze, who share ties with the forest, who spoke on anonymity, recommended the CP for its ingenuity and sense of responsibility.
They pledged to constantly help and collaborate with the efforts of the police and the opposite sister safety companies within the state in tackling safety challenges of their areas and the state at massive.
