Police kills suspected kidnapper, rescues officer in Ebonyi

Police operatives in Ebonyi have rescued an Inspector and a community head from suspected kidnappers in Ivo local government area of the state.

The officer, who was attached to the Police Detective College in Enugu, was abducted by the hoodlums on August 27.

The spokesperson for the state police command, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday in Abakaliki, said one of the kidnappers was killed in the operation.