Kogiflame
The Kogi State Police Command on Friday said the bandits terrorising Lokoja/Ajaokuta road have been dispatched by the security forces.
Recalled that on Thursday afternoon some bandits took over Lokoja/Ajaokuta road trying to kidnap motorists plying along the road.
Speaking on Friday, the Kogi State Command Public Relations Officer SP William Ayah said the incident happened yesterday Thursday at about 3pm.
According to him passengers travelling along Lokoja/Ajaokuta road were hinted by a good Samaritan that some bandits have taken over the road waiting to kidnap travellers, so they quickly moved to a closest town to avoid being Kidnapped and made destress call to the Police Command.
However, when the information got to Command, the State Commissioner of Police CP Bethrand Onuoha quickly dispatch Rapid Response Unit to the area who dispatched the criminals into to bush.
He further discosed no passenger was kidnapped due to quick response of the unit adding that the road was finally open for motorists travelling along the road.
