The Edo State Police Command says passengers abducted during the recent attack on a GUO Transport bus along the Benin-Lagos Expressway have been rescued.
Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Eno Ikoedem who disclosed this on Thursday, confirmed that all the victims abducted during the kidnapping incident were rescued alive following coordinated operations by security operatives.
According to the PPRO, the rescue followed the deployment of tactical teams, intelligence assets, aerial surveillance and bush-combing operations ordered by Edo Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika.
Police said sustained pressure on the kidnappers led to the victims regaining freedom.l, adding that the rescued passengers have received medical attention and have been reunited with their families.
The update comes days after gunmen attacked a GUO commercial bus along the Benin-Ore axis, killed the driver and abducted passengers into the bush.
The Command also disclosed that four other kidnap victims abducted earlier this month and held in the Imiegba forest in Agenebode were rescued in a separate operation, bringing the total number of rescued victims in the two incidents to nine.
Police said security has been strengthened along the Benin-Lagos Expressway and surrounding communities, with tactical and intelligence deployments ongoing to secure the route.
The Command added that efforts are continuing to track down and arrest those responsible for the abductions.
