Kwara Police Command rescues abducted ASP 

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Ahmed Yusuf, kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been rescued.

Yusuf of the IGP Monitoring Team attached to the Kwara State Police Command was abducted in his house in Oloje area of Ilorin on 11 October at about 10pm by six armed hoodlums. 

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi in Ilorin on Sunday, said he was rescued about 02:30am today (Sunday) at a bush border between Kwara and Oyo states.

“The rescue efforts was made possible by the insistence of the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, Paul Odama, who declared that rescuing the kidnapped officer unhurt and possible arrest of the criminal abductors is a task that must be achieved.

“Consequently, the CP dispatched the Command’s Tactical Teams, local vigilante and hunters with support of the Oyo State Amotekun squad.

“The efforts by the combined team yielded the expected result as the kidnappers escaped and abandoned the abducted ASP under severe pressure of being arrested, the moment they found out the teams had formed a ring around their location. The victim thereafter sauntered to where the police teams were waiting for him and was rescued,” the statement said.

The commissioner appreciated the efforts of the police and vigilante teams for the gallantry displayed in the efforts that ultimately led to the rescue of the ASP.

He noted that his determination to make Kwara State uninhabitable to criminal elements still stands and that the state would never be allowed to play host to criminal elements of whatever nomenclature.

The statement added that the ASP is currently undergoing medical examination and would be allowed to join his family as soon as he is confirmed fit by the police medical doctor.

“In the meantime, effort is still being intensified to get the abductors arrested for prosecution.