Police kill two suspected kidnappers in forest, rescue victim

The police in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria, on Sunday, killed two suspected kidnappers in a forest around Centenary City along the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu South Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Monday night, said police operatives also rescued a kidnapped male victim at about 8 p.m. when they raided the suspects’ hideout in the forest

Mr Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said the operation was in response to a distress call that the victim had been kidnapped along Agbani Road in the council area.