Police rescue woman after nearly a month in captivity in Bayelsa

Summary

Bayelsa police said they rescued a 42-year-old woman, Esther Chinedu, after she was abducted in Amassoma and held for nearly a month.

Highlights

• Police said Chinedu was taken on July 28 after suspects reportedly entered her phone shop pretending to want to buy an item.
• The command said it received a distress call that evening and used intelligence work to trace the suspects.
• Police said the woman was rescued unhurt from a hideout in Ogumbri Forest, South-Dajo area.
• One suspected kidnapper was arrested during the operation, according to the police commissioner.
• Police said the suspects first demanded N100m before reducing the ransom to N20m.