A team of local vigilante operating at Idiagbon Street, Ughelli, have foiled an attempted kidnap of the wife of the Medical Director of Ughelli Central hospital, Dr. Cyril Abere with one of the suspects apprehended.
Mrs. Patence Abere was rescued by the vigilante team at a private clinic belonging to her husband after her abductors who had stormed the clinic, bundled her into her Kia jeep and was getting away with their victim before they were accosted by the operatives who apprehended one of the suspects while two of his accomplices escaped.
According to a member of the vigilante group, the apprehending of the suspect identified as Innocent Egbogboh, 21, was made possible by the assistance of a commercial motorcycle operator popularly referred to as Okada who was hired by the suspect and his accomplice to transport them to the clinic.
“Having overheard their conversation, the Okada rider immediately alerted the vigilante in the area of the suspected plot of the hoodlums.
“We swooped into action by sealing up the entire area including the clinic. On sighting us while driving away with the victim, they tried escaping.
Fortunately for us, we were able to apprehend one of them while his accomplices escaped,” the source
said.
Confirming the incident to Vanguard, a senior officer at the Ughelli ‘A’ Division who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “The suspect is currently in our custody undergoing investigation after which he would be charged to court as required.”
Items recovered from the suspect include two cut to size single barrel guns and three live cartridges.
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