The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of six suspected kidnappers on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Edo State Police command, SP Bello Kontongs, the kidnappers were killed during a gun duel with the police.
Bello confirmed that the criminals were part of a notorious kidnap gang terrorising Benin/Lagos Bypass.
The statement read in part, “Operatives of the Edo State Police Command while on investigation activities along Benin/Lagos Bypass, neutralised six suspected kidnappers who are believed to be part of a notorious gang terrorising the ever busy Benin/Lagos Expressway and environs today, 13/04/2022.
“Luck ran out on the suspected kidnappers while trying to whisk away passengers of an 18-seater bus they intercepted travelling from Lagos to the East.
“The team of operatives, on sighting the suspected kidnappers, engaged them in a gun duel. The superior fire power of the team of police operatives injured six of them and were subsequently arrested, taken to the hospital but confirmed dead by the medical practitioner on duty while others fled in different directions with various degrees of bullet injuries, one pump action was recovered from the scene.
“Meanwhile, all the passengers onboard were rescued unhurt, profiled and asked to continue their journey. Bush combing is ongoing to arrest other fleeing gang members.
