Men of the Anambra State Police Command and fleeing kidnappers engaged in a shootout during the recuse of an abducted victim at Umuota Village, Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
Raye24reporters gathered that the victim, identified as Abuchi, from Orumba South LGA of Anambra State, was said to have been kidnapped on Saturday evening and was rescued after residents alerted the police.
The state police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a press statement on Sunday, said the police operatives, while on anti-crime patrol in Obosi at about 7.30pm on Saturday, were stopped by residents of the area, who informed them about the kidnap incident.
Ikenga said the police operative intervened, and one of the kidnappers was arrested while others fled with bullet wounds.
The police boss added that the arrested abductor gave details of the fleeing suspects and died on their way to the hospital for treatment.
He said, “One of the hoodlums was shot and arrested while others escaped, some with bullet wounds. One double-barrelled pistol, and two live and one expended cartridge were recovered from the gang.
“The arrested suspect gave his name as Nwasu Ikenna from Obosi. He identified those that escaped as Ebuka, aka Big; Chinedu Emmanuel, and Chukwu Ojoto.
“The hoodlum, who identified Ebuka as the leader of the gang, gave up the ghost on the way to hospital for treatment.”
