The Edo State Police Command has said four kidnapped victims have been rescued following a coordinated rescue operation by its operatives and other security stakeholders.
This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, on Friday.
Ikoedem said the victims were kidnapped on July 30 at about 10:40 pm by men who were dressed in vigilante uniforms.
The statement read, “The Edo State Police Command has successfully rescued four kidnapped hostages following a coordinated rescue operation by its operatives and other security stakeholders.
“On 30th July, 2026, at about 10:40 p.m., information was received that armed men, numbering about three and dressed in vigilante uniforms, had blocked the Ugbokun axis before the military checkpoint along the Lagos/Benin Expressway with logs of wood and leaves. The hoodlums attacked motorists and abducted some occupants into the forest.
“Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Okada Division, immediately
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