Professor John Alabi, Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences of the Kogi State University, Anyigba who was kidnapped last monday from his residence by the unknown gun men has been rescued.
Alabi’s rescue was coming after six days in hands of his abductors, having been abducted on Monday.
In a statement by Kogi State Police Command on Sunday, it was confirmed that the University don regained his freedom on Saturday night and has since been joined with his families.
In the similar vein, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, William Aya in a statement in Lokoja on Sunday also confirmed that two other abductees have regained their freedom.
He explained: “The Police swung into action immediately the Lecturer was kidnapped and ensured that he was released unhurt.
“Another two persons kidnapped have been rescued by the command.
“It would be recalled that, on 01/10/2021 at about 2030hrs, some armed hoodlums forcefully abducted one Chief Idoko Emmanuel and one Paul Onoja, both ‘m’ of Emonoja village, and shot one Miss Blessing Akoh ‘f’, on her leg at Enugu Ezike road of Emonoja village.
“The Police operatives attached to Olamaboro Division led by the DPO immediately swung into action mobilized his men and with the assistance of local vigilante pursued hoodlums into the bush.
“At about 0600hrs of 2/10/2021, while closing on the hoodlums, they abandoned their captives and fled,” he said.
