Police rescue three kidnap victims from Kogi forest

The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Obajana Division, in collaboration with the army and Fulani vigilantes, rescued three kidnap victims during the ongoing raid operations at Ankomi forest.

A statement by the spokesman of the Kogi State Police Command, SP William Ovye, in Lokoja, said all the victims were rescued unhurt after a gun duel with the hoodlums in the bush.
It added, “Due to the superior firepower of the joint security team, the hoodlums abandoned their victims and fled with gunshot injuries.”

The police account noted that the victims are one Musa Abdullahi of Mangu LGA in Plateau State andAbdulazeez Adamu of Okene, Kogi State, who were both abducted on May 15, 2025 from one J5 vehicle along Osara road on their way from Ekpoma in Edo State heading towards Jos, Plateau State, while the third victim, one Yusuf Ibrahim of Zaria Local Government, Kaduna State, was abducted from a trailer on the same date and location.

The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, psc, commended the joint security team for their outstanding gallantry displayed during the bush combing, while assuring law-abiding people of Kogi State that the Command is ever determined, in collaboration with other security agencies, to rid Kogi State of all forms of crimes and criminality.

“To this end, the Command wishes to notify the adjoining communities to be on the lookout for anyone seeking medical attention in the nearby area and report to the nearest security formation,” the statement noted.