The Kwara State Police Command on Friday said that it rescued a Chinese national abducted at a Quarry in Shao in Moro Local Government Area of the state by suspected gunmen last week Saturday.
The gunmen who attacked the people at the Quarry shot dead an inspector and injured another officer while the Chinese national was taken away.
The police in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said that the Chinese citizen was rescued from his abductors after they had escaped from the police tactical teams who closed in on their hideout.
Okasanmi said, “The command wishes to inform the general public that the efforts by the police and other security operatives deployed in the search and rescue operation in favour of a Chinese citizen abducted by some gunmen on 3/7/2022 at CGC Construction Company along Shao/Oloru expressway yielded positive results.
“The pressure mounted on the kidnappers by the rescue teams became so intense that the criminals couldn’t stand the heat, forcing them to abandon the victim and escape for dear lives. Policemen and the tactical teams deployed for the operation are still in the bushes in an effort to get the criminals arrested to face justice.
“Meanwhile, the rescued Chinese citizen is currently undergoing medical examination to ascertain his state of health before he is reunited with his family.’’