Crime
Police rescue kidnap victim in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has rescued a man recently kidnapped in the state.
A statement released by the Spokesperson of the command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, gave the name of the rescued victim as Alhaji Tunde Buhari, who is the Chairman of the Oluwalose community in Okolowo, Ilorin.
Okasanmi added that the rescue operation was achieved with the successful efforts of officers and men of the command in conjunction with other security stakeholders.
“This information becomes necessary to calm the nerves of the families and friends of the victims and to also assure that the police in the command have the capacity to get the remaining victim rescued unharmed and that the process is in top gear,’’ he said.
According to Okasanmi, the rescued victim has been handed over to the family for a comprehensive medical examination.
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, while assuring the people of the state of their safety at all times advised the public to pay more attention to their personal security and be conscious of their environment.