As Police Rescues 7 more of the kidnapped students
By Biola Lawal
Lokoja (Flowerbudnews): The ongoing police operations to rescue remaining kidnapped students of CUSTECH has received a major boost with the IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun deploying police helicopter component to Kogi State to further battle the kidnappers.
The Air Component of Police Security Apparatus is made up of Helicopter Crew specially trained for Aerial Surveillance, a Monitoring Team as well as Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) to sustain the onslaught against the kidnappers.
The latest seven students rescued by the Police has brought to 21, the number of the kidnapped students so far saved from the kidnapper, a statement by SP William Ovye Aya, the Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command disclosed.
The Kogi Police Command said that the reinforcement is in response to IGP’s unwavering passion about protecting lives and property of all Nigerians especially the safety of our Children in various Schools in the Country.
”The diligence and indomitable spirit of all the combined Team led to the rescue of additional seven (7) victims, bringing the total to Twenty-one (21),” Oveye Aya stated in the statement.
”Be it noted that “it is not over until it is over” so we should not rest on our Oars, instead all hands must be on deck to ensure all are safely rescued and perpetrators brought to deserved justice,’: the Police authorities stressed.
It assured that the ”Kogi State Government as well as the University Community are satisfied with the Rescue Operations so far and commended the indubitable, unassailable level of cooperation, collaboration and synergy amongst the Security Agencies Local Vigilantes and Hunters in the State.”
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State, CP Onuoha Bethrand expressed appreciation to Inspector-General of Police for the deployment of the Air Component, the Security Personnel to aid the current rescue efforts.
CP Bethrand also thanked the Vigilantes/Hunters ”for their show of unprecedented and undiluted patriotism and altruism,” and also expressed appreciation to the people of Kogi State and the Press, for their show of concern and empathy.
The Police Boss solicited the cooperation, collaboration and solidarity of the good people of Confluence State with the Police and other Security Agencies, saying,’: together, we shall ensure adequate Security of life and property of law-abiding citizens in the state.” Flowerbudnews)
