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Elele Alimini Community and environs in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State have been jubilating since the news filtered in that three suspected kidnappers were shot dead by men of Nigeria Army, in a joint operation with the local vigilante.
It was
learnt that three other suspects sustained serious bullet wounds during the gun
duel between the soldiers in collaboration with local vigilant operating in the
community against the hoodlums.
Confirming
the incident to our Journalists, the Head of the Local Vigilante in Elele
Alimini, John Woke disclosed that the criminals had abducted their victims and
took them to their hideout in a nearby forest along Elele Barracks road where
their victims were kept and ransom was demanded.
The
vigilante chief John Woke said ‘’following a tip off by members of the public,
men of the local vigilant subsequently hinted men of the Nigerian Army who
quickly led the operation into criminal hideout to rescue the victims and on
citing the Army the kidnappers opened fire which led to the killing of three of
the suspects while others fled with gunshots wounds.
Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the incident through usual official statement on the recent killing of three suspected kidnappers terrorizing Elele Alimini-Ahoada axis of the East West and Elele-Barrack road.
Our
Correspondent reports that motorists abandoned the Choba-Emohua-Rumuji-Ndele of
axis of the East-West road due to constant abduction of passengers in
commercial buses that ply that route and started passing through the
Elele-Alimini-Army Barracks road unfortunately kidnappers shifted to route
before their demise.