The Edo State Police Command on Sunday said a kidnap victim, Elohor Osifoh, who was abducted on September 10, has been rescued and reunited with her family.
The latest rescue comes against the backdrop of recurring security challenges along major highways in Edo State, particularly the Benin–Lagos and Benin–Auchi expressways, where armed groups often target travellers for abduction.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Moses Yamu, who stated this in a statement released on Sunday, also said that the police foiled the attempted abduction of three others who were travelling to Akwa Ibom through the state.
The statement read, “In the early hours of 13th September 2025, at about 02:30hrs, operatives of the Okada Division led by CSP Opatoyinbo John, while on a routine patrol at Morgan and Isiuwa slope along the Benin–Lagos expressway, responded swiftly to a distress call regarding a kidnapping attempt.
“Armed hoodlums had barricaded the highway with woods and opened sporadic gunfire in an attempt to intercept and abduct the occupants of a Toyota Sienna vehicle with registration number KUJ 342 CU (Abuja). The vehicle, driven by one Nana Aghogho ‘M’, aged 51 years, was conveying fingerling fish from Lagos State to Akwa Ibom State with two passengers on board.
“On sighting the gunmen, the operatives engaged them in a fierce exchange of fire, forcing the hoodlums to abandon their criminal mission and flee into the nearby bush. The driver and his two passengers, Oseghale Mathias ‘M’ (40yrs) and John Edobor ‘M’ (24yrs), were rescued unhurt.
“The barricades placed by the hoodlums were immediately cleared, thereby restoring free flow of traffic and ensuring the safety of other road users.
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