Three travelers who were abducted by gunmen on the Obiri-Kwere-Airport Road in Rivers State, close to Port Harcourt, have been set free.
Tuesday at around 4 p.m., the travelers were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen who stopped several cars, forcibly removed some of the passengers, and took them off to an unidentified location.
Their release occurred over a day after the Rivers State Police Command announced that divisional police officers and tactical unit commanders had been stationed at the scene to provide sufficient security.
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They had all been reunited with their families, according to command spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko, who verified the release to our correspondent on Friday.
She clarified that pressure from the large-scale police presence in the region led to the abductees’ release.
According to the PPRO, “The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Olatunji Disu, met with divisional police officers and area commanders in the tactical team commanders’ jurisdiction and advised them of the necessary security measures in place to guarantee the release of those kidnapped on January 2, 2024, along Aluu-Igwuruta Road.
“The victims were released and reunited with their family members as a result of the pressure and extensive police presence.”