A senior police officer, CSP Modestus Ojiebe, attached to the Kwara State Police Command, who was reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen along Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Sunday, has been rescued.

Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, who confirmed the rescue, said that upon receiving the distress call, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Dawaki acted swiftly by leading his patrol team while alerting all police checkpoints and key entry and exit points into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

?This decisive response enabled the successful rescue of the officer and his reunion with his family on the same night. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspects who abandoned the victim and fled into the bush in Garaku, Nasarawa State,? she said.

Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, has urged all residents of the FCT to remain vigilant and report any suspicious individuals or activities immediately by calling the police emergency line at 08032003913.

Sources hinted that the incident occurred late Sunday night when Ojiebe?s Toyota Corolla broke down near Dei-Dei Barracks.

While he was attempting to fix the vehicle, an ash-colored Mercedes-Benz with four armed occupants stopped behind him.

According to the sources, the assailants searched and robbed Ojiebe and his wife of their mobile phones and ATM cards. However, upon discovering his police identity card, they forced him into their vehicle and sped off, leaving his wife and their car at the scene.

Following the incident, the DPO of Dawaki Division received a distress call and immediately dispatched a patrol team to the area.

Stop-and-search operations was intensified at various entry and exit points of the FCT in an effort to rescue the officer and apprehend the culprits. (The Guardian)

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