The Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Zamfara Police Command, Emmanuel Agene, who was kidnapped along with his family members, has regained freedom.

Background:

• Gunmen Wednesday, abducted the ACP along the Birnin-Gwari-Funtua Road in Kaduna.
• The Kaduna command of the Police promised to find him.

Highlights:

• The Kaduna Police Commissioner, Agyole Abeh said immediately the command received the news of the of the kidnap of the ACP and his family, a manhunt for the kidnappers was launched, involving the Inspector- General of Police Intelligence Response Team and the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the state police command – was excited that the ACP had regained his freedom, adding that he was stable in a police facility undergoing checkup.
• He stated further that the kidnappers gave the ACP the opportunity to speak with the police, not knowing that the kidnap victim was a police officer.
• The CP explained that the ACP “used a code language that aided his rescue.”
• “We mounted a steady air surveillance at a low level following the coded information he gave as to the location, and we successfully secured the release of the victims.”
• Abeh said the police had yet to arrest any suspect in the kidnapping as of the time of briefing the press.
• He added that a concerted effort was in place to track the telephone of the officer which was still active and in possession of the kidnappers.

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