Police Confirm Rescue of Abducted UNTH Security Man

Operatives of Nigeria Police, Enugu State Command on Wednesday said they have rescued the security man attached to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, allegedly abducted alongside a female nurse by armed hoodlums.

Recall that some hoodlums on Tuesday Kidnapped the nurse and the security man at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla in Nkanu West Local Government Area.

A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe said the security man was rescued at Ishi-Ozalla in the same local government area at about 11.45 p.m. on the same date of the incident, following the intense operations immediately launched to rescue the victims and apprehend the assailants.

Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the Police Operatives and the complementary teams from the Neighborhood Watch Group, Forest Guards and Local Vigilance to ensure that everything is done to rescue the female nurse and arrest the hoodlums.

Meanwhile, members of the public, particularly residents of the Ituku-Ozalla community and environs, have been enjoined to report any suspected individuals found within their residential areas or in the forest, by calling 08099854883 or emailing infoenugupolice@gmail.com.