From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
It was another bad day for criminality operating in Kogi State as two kidnappers met their Waterloo in the early hours of Tuesday in an attempt to collect ransom from one of the victims of the neighboring state.
According to our correspondent, the professional hunters in Okehi Local Government Area of the state ambushed the kidnappers who allegedly came out in Abobo area behind Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe to collect the ransom demanded before the release of their victims.
It was gathered that two of the three kidnappers were killed in the process while one escaped into the bush with gunshot wounds with the captives freed in the operation.
Confirming the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Okehi Local Government Area, Mr Ovanja Yakubu said men of the Nigerian Police in his division were drafted to join professional hunters to fetch out the third kidnapper dead or alive.
Reacting to the development, the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, maintained that the state cannot accommodate any criminal who wants to deprive the people of their peace.
He said he was elected and sworn-in to protect the lives and property of the people and will ensure such covenant is kept for posterity.
The governor therefore commended the professional hunters and the conventional security agencies in the state for their tireless efforts in eliminating criminal elements from the state.
