A Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Modestus Ojiebe, was abducted by gunmen along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway near Dei-Dei Police Barracks in Abuja.
However, he was later rescued by security operatives.
Sources revealed that the officer, attached to the Kwara State Police Command, was attacked while trying to fix his broken-down vehicle.
Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama reported that an ash-colored Mercedes-Benz with four armed men stopped behind him, robbed him and his wife of their phones and ATM cards, and upon discovering his police identity, forced him into their vehicle while leaving his wife and their car behind.
Following the abduction, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Dawaki Division received a distress call and immediately deployed patrol teams to the scene.
Stop-and-search operations were intensified across entry and exit points in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Confirming the development, FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, stated that the officer was successfully rescued later the same night.
The kidnappers, upon sensing the heat from security operatives, abandoned him in Garaku, Nasarawa State, and fled into the bush.
“Upon receiving the distress call, the DPO of Dawaki swiftly mobilized his team and alerted all police checkpoints and key entry points into the FCT. This decisive action led to the officer’s successful rescue and safe reunion with his family,” Adeh said.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, urged FCT residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity through the police emergency line at 08032003913.
