By pour reporter| The abducted Anglican Bishop Rt Rev Aderogba Adeyinka of Jebba Anglican Diocese, Kwara State, his wife, and a driver have regained their freedom.
The Oyo state police command spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed their release in a statement on Tuesday, said the victims were released unhurt at about 18:20 pm on Tuesday.
“The Massive deployment of Police personnel for the operation to rescue the victims and the domination of the entire area by the Police Tactical teams pressurized the abductors into freeing the victims.” the statement reads.
The Bishop, his wife, and the driver were kidnapped on Sunday along the new Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo State.
Following the abduction, Osifeso said preliminary investigations revealed that before the incident, the victims’ vehicle had developed what seemed like a mechanical fault while traveling from Yewa in Ogun State to Jebba in Kwara.
Subsequently, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations of the Command was directed to oversee the case.
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