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How we rescued four kidnapped Turkish expatriates –Police

Ismaila Sanni
Ismaila Sanni

The four Turkish expatriates kidnapped by gunmen in Gbale, Edu local government area of Kwara State last week Saturday have regained their freedom.

The police explained that the kidnappers abandoned their victims and ran away after its team on the rescue mission put so much pressure on them.

The rescued expatriates are Yasin Colak, 33; Senerapal, 40; Ergun Yurdakul, 35 and Seyit Keklik, 25.

They were rescued on Friday after spending six days in captivity at Gbugbu community in the state.

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, made this known while speaking with journalists at the police headquarters in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Egbetokun who explained that the police worked with members of the Miyyeti Allah and the vigilance group in the area disclosed that one of the kidnappers had been arrested at Gbugbu Village.

One AK47 riffle was reported to have been recovered from him.

This is apart three other persons who were arrested in connection with plans to collect the N100 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers.

He said following the pressure put on the kidnappers by the police, they ran away abandoning their victims.

It would be recalled that the Governor of Kwara State, A

bdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Sunday declared that efforts were ongoing to rescue the four Turkish expatriates.

He said he was working closely with the security agencies to ensure prompt rescue of the expatriates.

The Turkish expatriates said to be working at Instabul Concrete Limited were kidnapped at a local drinking joint in Gbale Village.

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