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Police Foil Kidnap Attempt Of Pregnant Woman, Kills 3

Patrick Ochoga

— March 20, 2014

The Police in Edo State yesterday shot dead three suspected kidnappers during an attempt by the suspects to abduct a pregnant woman identified as Mrs Ehi at Evbomoma Road, off Sapele Road, Benin City.
The suspects were said to have met their waterloo after they abducted the pregnant woman said to be from a wealthy family into a waiting car but unknown to them, men of the anti-kidnapping unit of the state police command had the hint and stormed the area.
A gun duel was said to have ensued between the police and the kidnappers and in the process, two of the suspected kidnappers were shot dead while one was arrested alive, but with severe bullet wounds.
Edo state Police Commissioner, Funso Adebanjo who addressed journalists when the corpses of the suspects were displayed, said one pump action gun, one double barrel cut to size, 10 live cartridges, one Nissan Sunny Saloon car with registration number CU 835 JJJ and a Santana saloon car with registration number AA 908 DEA were recovered from them.
The suspects were identified as Brown Ogunbor, Monday and Mark and the third suspect told journalists that somebody from the prison called him on phone to partake in the kidnap operation.
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