Edo: Mother, 3 children, couple abducted, victims rescued – Police
A 40-year-old woman, identified as Patience Omonete, and her three children, aged 14, 12 and 10, were reportedly kidnapped at Onomi Farm in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this in a statement, said the victims were […] Edo: Mother, 3 children, couple abducted, victims rescued –…
In Edo State, Nigeria, a mother, Patience Omonete, 40, and her three children, aged 14, 12, and 10, were reportedly kidnapped from their home in Onomi Farm, Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area. The Edo State Police Command's Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, revealed on September 3, 2026, that the couple and their children were rescued by a joint operation of security forces.
This involved police officers, the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, and local hunters who tracked the kidnappers into the forest surrounding Onomi-Iddo. The kidnapping of another couple, Rita Emma, 49, and her husband, was also reported. They were abducted in Iruekpen, Esan West Local Government Area. Rita Emma was found unconscious in the forest and later rescued by a combined team of security personnel, including the police, Nigerian Army, ESSC, and vigilantes. A 32-year-old man, Alhassan Adamu, was arrested in connection with the incident.
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