A corps member, simply identified as Helen has been rescued by operatives of the Rivers Police Command on Monday after being kidnapped at the corpers’ lodge in Omademe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.

Helen was reportedly kidnapped by a group of gunmen on Friday at about 3am.

The victim while speaking with newsmen at the police division in Igwuruta, said she was starved for three days and torture while in captivity.

“Three days ago (Friday), at about 3am, some armed men came into our lodge in Omademe in Ikwerre Local Government Area and took me away.

“I did not know exactly where they took me to. They (kidnappers) tortured me and for the three days that I was in the bush, I was not given anything to eat,” she said.

It was gathered that the kidnappers had demanded N50m as ransom.

It was also learnt that the police alongside members of the local security outfit in Ikwerre stormed that kidnappers hideout and engaged them in a shootout.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the rescue of the corps member.

“It is correct that the corps member that was kidnapped in Ikwerre has been rescued. I will speak on it later,” Omoni said.

Azeez