From Ifeoma, Ejiofor
A combined team of police and vigilante operatives have rescued four siblings abducted by suspected herdsmen.
The children were abducted Friday night at Achalla Village, Enugu-Agidi in Njikoka LGA of Anambra State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga (DSP) revealed this in a press statement.
Accorsing to him, “On 15th December, 2023 at about 2300 the Police at Abagana received information via Police hot line that suspected herdsmen had abducted four children from a family at Achalla Village, Enugwu Agidi in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
“The caller, who is mother of the children disclosed that the family was watching Television at about 2200 hrs (10p.m.) when the light suddenly went out.
“The man of the house went out to find out what was amiss and the wife followed him. They observed three gunmen suspected to be herdsmen and fled for dear lives.
“By the time they summoned courage to return to the house they discovered that their four children who were already asleep had been abducted by the gunmen.”
DSP Ikenga pointed out that the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye(CP) after receiving the report ordered immediate mobilisation of Police personnel and vigilante to go after the kidnappers with a view to rescuing the children.
“In the early hours of Saturday, the four children aged 13, 14, 21 and 21 years were rescued close to Urum, 25 kilometres away from their home in Achala village, Enugwu-Agidi.
“The children have been reunited with their parents while the dragnet for the armed herdsmen is being extended to neighbouring communities”.
