Four Kidnapped NEMA Staff Rescued In Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has said they have secured the unconditional release of four abducted staffers of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command in the state, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, made this known in a statement, late Wednesday.
Omoni said that the four staffers, who were abducted on April 24 on the Emohua-Rumuji-Ndele-Elele Alimini-Ahoada axis of the East-West Road, were debriefed and released to their families after they were rescued.
He said that operatives of the Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit rescued the victims in a sting operation, last Monday, at about 0015hrs.
The PPRO said that in another development, operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, last Tuesday, raided a kidnapping camp at Ozuoba.
“The hoodlums on sighting the police, engaged them in a gun battle and in a return fire, fatally wounded one Stephen Matthew ‘m’ aka ‘Wenekanma’ a notorious armed robber,cultist and the gang leader of Dey-Gbam group.
“He has been terrorising Alakahia and Choba communities in Obio/Akpor LGA, and killed one Ibe Chima, ‘m’ in Alakahia, in a recent attack.
“Manhunt has been declared for his fleeing members,” he said.
According to Omoni, the IGP Monitoring Unit, in a similar operation at Eleme LGA, last Monday, stormed a camp at Agboncha sand field forest belonging to a notorious kidnapping kingpin, Amebe.
“On arrival, Amebe was greeted with severe gunfire resulting in his death, while two others were arrested.
“Exhibit recovered included one Pump Action Gun and five live cartridges and some expended ones,” he added.
Omoni stated that the war against banditry in Rivers State was still on; adding that the police command would stop at nothing until the practice was stopped.
He urged the public to remain calm and to continue their normal businesses as the command remained committed to ensuring the safety of lives.
The police image maker charged the people to help the police make the state safe and secure.