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Police Arrest Suspect In Kidnap Of 32 Rail Passengers In Edo
The Police have arrested a suspect in the kidnap of 32 rail passengers in Edo.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, has disclosed that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a suspect in the abduction of intending passengers at the train station in Igueben on Saturday.
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This news medium had reported that gunmen abducted many passengers and left some with bullet wounds at the train station in Eko.
In an interview with journalists on Sunday, Nehikhare said although 32 passengers were initially abducted, one passenger managed to escape.
Confirming the arrest of one of the suspects, the commissioner said investigations are currently ongoing.
“The kidnap is the most difficult occurrence in the state currently. Few armed men who came with vehicles at about 4pm started shooting sporadically at the Igueben train station,” he said, according to NAN.
“Kidnapping 32 while many others were injured. They came with cars but took their victims into the bush on foot.
“The police in collaboration with the vigilante and hunters started combing the bush almost immediately. One suspect has been arrested and he is helping the police in their investigation.
“The deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, visited the scene of the crime this morning to have an on-the-spot assessment of what has happened.
“We are pleased to say that one suspect has been arrested. We congratulate the police and the Edo security network for the swiftness which they attended to the security breech.
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“We sympathise with the families of the victims and hope that this is the last we will have such daring people invading government infrastructure.”
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