Police Gallantry Saves Female Kidnap Victim

A 26 year female kidnap victim is back in safe hands following police gallantry in the course of  a gun duel with her abductors.

Police not only neutralised one of the armed criminals, it also recovered a range of weapons.

These include one pump-action gun, 11 live cartridges, one ash-coloured Toyota Camry Sedan with Reg. No: Lagos-EPE-208-FK, One Police belt.

The theatre of confrontation was Amaokpala community in Aguata, Orumba Local Government Area of the Anambra State on Saturday night.

The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, who provided details of the confrontation in a press statement on Sunday, said operatives of the police-led joint security force from the Forward Operating Base Aguata  were on a night visibility patrol in the area, when they encountered the hoodlums

“In the late hours of July 12, 2025, operatives of the police-led joint security force from the Forward Operating Base Aguata, while on a night visibility patrol around Amaokpala, encountered a group of armed hoodlums and engaged them in a gun duel.

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“During the operation, the operatives successfully rescued a 26-year-old female kidnap victim, neutralised one of the armed criminals, and recovered the following items: one pump-action gun, 11 live cartridges, one ash-coloured Toyota Camry Sedan with Reg. No: Lagos-EPE-208-FK, One Police belt.

“Other items include one carton of Chelsea sachet alcoholic drink, one Zenith Bank ATM card, one axe, one small Tecno mobile phone, one packet of cigarettes, assorted charms and N2,700 cash.

“The hoodlums allegedly opened fire upon sighting the patrol team. The operatives tactically returned fire, leading to a gun duel that lasted approximately 40 minutes.

“One suspect was fatally wounded and later confirmed dead at a nearby hospital, where the body was deposited in the morgue for preservation.”

According to him, the rescued victim has since been provided with necessary medical attention, and would soon be reunited with the family.

The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, he added, has also commended the gallant efforts of the operatives and reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to making Anambra State inhospitable to all forms of criminal activity.