Two women who were abducted on April 14 from Oluoke Community, Iyamho, in Edo North, were freed on Saturday by the Edo State Police Command.
Moses Yamu, the command spokesperson, identified the two women as Esther Friday and Joy Iregbeyen in a statement.
According to the statement, the kidnappers shot one of the women in the foot out of rage while the police were on the rescue mission. Nonetheless, it mentioned that the shot woman is reacting to her therapy.
The statement read, “The Edo State Police Command rescued another two kidnapped victims on April 18, 2025, at about 21:15 hours demonstrating its commitment to tackle criminality in the State.”
“This is further to a case which was reported on April 14, 2025, at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Iyamho, where a woman and her sister were kidnapped.”
“In a swift response, the DPO, Anti Kidnapping team stationed at Edo North, and Operation Rescue in the company of vigilantes/hunters mobilised and went after the kidnappers to rescue the victims and arrest the kidnappers.”
“The resilience and determination of the operatives led to the rescue of the two women, Esther Friday (32 years) and Joy Iregbeyen (23 years) whom the kidnappers abandoned and ran away because of the mounting pressure by the security teams.”
“Unfortunately, the kidnappers shot one of the women in the foot out of frustration, but she is currently responding to treatment.”
The statement further held that the husband of one of the women was shot dead on the day of the kidnapping.
“There was a shooting where the woman’s husband was fatally injured. The injured man was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty,” the statement further read.”
Additionally, Monday Agbonika, the Commissioner of Police, promised in the statement to prevent more crimes in the state.
