Edo police kill six suspected kidnappers on Lagos-Benin bypass

Edo State Police Command on Thursday said six suspected kidnappers were killed by its operatives along the Lagos-Benin bypass.

The command stated this a statement in Benin, noting that the suspects were killed while in the process of kidnapping passengers of an 18-seater bus enroute to the Eastern part of the country.

According to the statement, police operatives were on investigation activities around the area when they detected the suspects believed to have been part of a notorious gang terrorising the Benin-Lagos Expressway.

The team of operatives, the statement added, on sighting the suspected kidnappers, engaged them in a gun duel, injuring six of the suspects who were subsequently arrested and taken to the hospital.

“They were confirmed dead by the medical practitioner on duty.

“Other members of the gang fled in different directions with various degrees of bullet injuries during the gun battle.

“One pump action was recovered from the scene,” the statement added.

“Bush combing is ongoing to arrest the fleeing gang members,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, all the passengers on board were reportedly rescued unhurt, profiled, and asked to continue their journey.