Police operatives in Edo on Sunday killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued his victim in the Egor area of the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin.
He said the suspect allegedly ambushed his victim, Iyobo Ighodaro, who was in his silver-coloured Mercedes Benz C350 car at gunpoint and abducted him.
Yamu said one Valentine Igbinevbo reported the matter at the Ugbowo Police Station on September 15.
“The Divisional Police Officer, CSP John Emmanuel, swiftly mobilised and led a surveillance team to track the suspects to their hideout in Egor, on the outskirts of Benin.
“At the hideout, the suspects were negotiating for ransom using the victim’s phone.
“On sighting the police, a gun battle ensued and one male suspect, whose identity is yet unknown, sustained fatal gunshot injuries and was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead.
“The second is believed to have narrowly escaped with gunshot injuries.
“The operatives recovered the said vehicle, one cut-to-size gun, one live cartridge, a cutlass, and three phones.
“The victim was rescued unhurt, received medical attention, and reunited with his loved ones while the corpse of the suspect was deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH),” he added.
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