{"id":2027,"date":"2021-12-09T12:23:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2021-12-09T12:23:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:23:57","slug":"hunters-arrest-three-kidnappers-along-okene-lokoja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/hunters-arrest-three-kidnappers-along-okene-lokoja\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunters Arrest Three Kidnappers along Okene-Lokoja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">By Abubakar Sadiq Isah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2028\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG-20211209-WA0014-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested at their hideout near Osara-Irepeni communities along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">One of the local hunters who carried out the operation told Daily Trust that there was an exchange of gunfire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">He said the hunters alongside the chairman of Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi, Joseph Samuel Omuya, stormed the forest based on a tip-off, late Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The source said while combing the forest, the kidnappers opened fire and the hunters returned fire for fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cWe immediately engaged them in shootout and three of the kidnappers were arrested,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">According to him, some other gang members escaped with with bullets wounds while those arrested have been handed over to security operatives in Lokoja, the state capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The chairman of Adavi local government confirmed the arrest of three kidnappers, saying he led the operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">He said the kidnappers were among the gangs that have been terrorising residents and travellers along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cOne of the kidnappers have confessed about their mode of operation, the nature of sophisticated weapons they use, and listed the names of other gang members,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The chairman, while commending the the local hunters for their efforts and determination in discharging their duties, urged villagers residing in the area to be security-conscious and provide useful information to the appropriate security agents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The spokesman of the Kogi state police command, DSP Williams Ovye Aya, did not pick calls or reply text message sent over the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Abubakar Sadiq Isah Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested at their hideout near Osara-Irepeni communities along 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