Crime
How shootout between hunters led by LG chairman, kidnappers ended
Three of the kidnappers terrorizing residents and travelers near Ossra-Irekpeni communities along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway have been arrested after a confrontation with local hunters.
One of the local hunters said the group alongside the chairman of Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi, Joseph Samuel Omuya, stormed the forest based on a tip-off on Wednesday.
The source said while combing the forest, the kidnappers opened fire and the hunters returned fire for fire.
“We immediately engaged them in shootout and three of the kidnappers were arrested,” he told the Daily Trust.
Some other gang members escaped with bullets wounds.
According to the chairman of Adavi local government the kidnappers were among the gangs that have been terrorising residents and travellers along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway.
“One of the kidnappers have confessed about their mode of operation, the nature of sophisticated weapons they use, and listed the names of other gang members,” he said.
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