Police Rescue Four Kidnap Victims After Edo Forest Ambush

(Edo Police. Photo by Daily Post)

Three armed men disguised in vigilante clothes allegedly ambushed motorists and kidnaped some of them in Edo State's woodland.

According to the report online, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the Edo State Police Command's Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement released to journalists in Benin City on Friday.

According to Ikoedem, the event took place on July 30, 2026, at approximately 10:40 p.m. on the Ugbogun axis of the Lagos-Benin Expressway, just before the military checkpoint.

She claimed that the armed guys barricaded the road with logs of wood and leaves before attacking drivers.

She stated that when the Divisional Police Officer, Okada Division, received the complaint, he quickly mobilized a mixed team of Police operatives, comprising members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, local hunters, and other security partners, to the scene.

"The operators quickly launched an intensive bush-combing operation, aided by drone technology, to seek for and assist with the rescue operations.

"Four kidnaped hostages were successfully rescued thanks to a concerted rescue operation by the Command's officers and other security stakeholders.

"The sustained pressure mounted on the criminals forced them to release their captives and flee," she continued.

Muritala Babatunde, Bello Aminat, Otor Prince, and Yeiyah Gift were among the rescued casualties, according to a spokesperson for the command.

She added that the victims who were rescued unhurt have since been reunited with their families.

Meanwhile, the command commended the bravery, professionalism and synergy exhibited by all personnel involved in the operations.