Kwara Police Command has announced the rescue of the abducted Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ahmed Yusuf.

Yusuf was reportedly abducted kidnapped by six armed men in his Oloje, Ilorin house last Tuesday.

It was gathered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Team attached to the State Command, Oyo Amotekun as well as local hunters carried out the rescue operations.

Kwara Police spokesperson Ajayi Okasanmi said ASP Yusuf was rescued in the wee hours of yesterday in a bush bordering Kwara and Oyo States.

Okasanmi said: “The rescue efforts was made possible by the insistence of the state police Commissioner Paul Odama who declared that rescuing the kidnapped officer unhurt and possible arrest of the criminal abductors is a task that must be achieved. “Consequently, the commissioner dispatched the Command’s Tactical Teams, local Vigilante and hunters with support of the Oyo state Amotekun squad.

“The efforts by the combined team yielded the expected result as the kidnappers escaped and abandoned the abducted ASP under severe pressure of being arrested, the moment they found out the teams had formed a ring around their location, the victim thereafter sauntered to where the police teams were waiting for him and was rescued.

“The Command hails the efforts of the police and vigilante teams for the gallantry displayed in the efforts that ultimately led to the rescue of the ASP.

“The ASP is currently undergoing medical examination and would be allowed to join his family as soon as he is confirmed fit by the police medical doctor.

“In the meantime, effort is still being intensified to get the abductors arrested for prosecution.” (The Nation)

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