A female Civil Servant abducted by a four man armed gang that seize unsuspecting car owners in Yenagoa was on Monday rescued whilst the abductors were trying to withdraw cash from her account.
The men of the Police team that rescued the victim arrested two members of the armed gang who disguise as Government Task Force Team to abduct and rob members of the public.
SP Asinim Butswat, Spokesman of the Police Command in Bayelsa said that the operation followed a distress call which prompted the dispatch of the team to the crime scene.
The frequent reports of the armed gang who claim to be from Bayelsa State Environmental Authourity had compelled the agency to disown the group and stated that it had no task force.
Narrating the operation, Butswat said, that the hoodlums had seized their victim at Imgbi Road in Yenagoa and were moving around town seeking a POS point to make withdrawals, when the Police squad swooped on them .
According to him the Police team arrested; one Headman Eniyi and one Ebi Tonbofa and recovered a revolver pistol with 3 rounds of live ammunition.
“You will recall that the Commissioner of Police Bayelsa State Command CP Mike Okoli had earlier ordered police detectives to fish out the armed gang when similar reports were made to the Police Command.
“The suspects are cooperating with us in the investigation and they will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.,” Butswat said.
It was learnt that the hoodlums had dispossed their captive of cash and valuables and used her phone to contact members of her family to demand for ransom to be transferred to the victim’s account.
They however ran out of luck as network hitches made withdrawals impossible at several ATM and POS points when they were apprehended.
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