From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
The Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has rescued one of the two abducted doctors, Dr. Ejike Emmanuel Mgbeahurike of Chris the King Hospital Anyigba, who was whisked away by unknown gunmen at Anyigba on Tuesday
DSP William Ovye Aya, the,Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a press release made available to journalists in Lokoja on Sunday.
Aya, who recalled that Dr. Mgbeahurike was kidnapped on that date, said consequent upon the event, the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, Ede Ayuba Ekpeji, ordered for an intensive manhunt to ensure that the victim is rescue unhurt.
“Acting on the order of the Commissioner of Police, the Safer Highway Patrol team of Ankpa Division, while on routine patrol duty along Ojogobi/Ogodo axis, rescued a man in a bush along Ankpa/Anyigba road.
“The man however, turned out to be Dr. Ejike Emmanuel Mgbeahurike of Christ the King Hospital Anyigba. He was rescued to the Police Station while efforts is being intensified to recover his vehicle,”he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ebiloma Aduku of the Ankpa Zonal Hospital who was also abducted along with his counterpart is still in the hands of his kidnappers.
