Kidnap victim killed, others rescued by police in Abuja

<p>Their arrest followed a tip-off that some cultists had converged at different locations in Odogbolu and were planning to unleash terror in Sagamu in continuation of a supremacy battle.</p>, <p>A gun duel between operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command and some kidnappers claimed the life of a kidnap victim, Tama Jonathan.</p>, <p>“The Command is ready to take the battle to their doorsteps,” he avowed.</p>, <p>SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Sunday, explained that the operation led to the rescue of at least 58 abductees.</p>, <p>DAILY POST reported on Saturday that three people were killed in Sagamu last week by suspected cultists.</p>, <p>Haruna Garba, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, vowed that efforts are on to prevent any further threats to the safety and security of residents, adding that the command would not relent in ensuring the rescue of any resident held hostage by criminals and would also bring the perpetrators to book.</p>, <p>According to Oyeyemi, eight live cartridges and a large quantity of weed, suspected to be cannabis, were recovered from the suspects.</p>, <p>The spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, named the arrested suspects as Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Johnson Adeyemi, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu and Tunde Adenuga.</p>, <p>“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums attacked them with dangerous weapons. They were, however, subdued, after which 10 of the cultists were apprehended,” Oyeyemi stated.</p>, <p>Police on Monday said the arrest of the 10 suspects was a continuation of “Operation Clampdown on Cultists.”</p>, <p>The statement said, “Rescue is part of efforts by the command’s leadership, in a sustained joint operation with other security agencies, vigilantes, and hunters from the various local communities, to combat violent crimes in the FCT, rescue victims, and bring perpetrators to book.”</p>, <p>The police in Ogun State