The Police Command in Bayelsa has attributed the prompt rescue of two abducted staff of Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC) to the use of modern security gadgets and credible intelligence from residents
It would be recalled that the two NDDC staff were abducted on Friday on the waterways while they were about to board a boat to Ayakoro community in Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa.
However it was learnt that the victims were dropped off by their abductors following intense pressure at the Ayakoro Burial Ground from where they were rescued by a combined security search and rescue team on Sunday.
Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa,Mr. Alonyenu Idu who spoke Monday evening when Mr Jude Rex-Ogbuku a brother to the NDDC MD,.Sam Ogbuku paid a “Thank you” visit applauded the success recorded by the men of the Operation Puff Adder of the State Police Command.
Idu said the intelligence gathering and drone technology deployed assisted and assured that the Police Command is ready to tackle crime and criminality in the state.
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He also commended his officer, CSP Chris Nwaogbo and his men for their gallantry.
Earlier in his speech, Rex-Ogbuku commended the Commissioner and men of the Bayelsa State Police Command for the quick response and rescue of their kinsmen.
“When the victims were rescued, the entire community was thrown into jubilations and your policemen led by Chris Nwaogbo were prayed for by the elders and youths.”
Meanwhile, operatives of the Operation Puff Adder unit of the Police Command have recovered the speed boats used and abandoned by the kidnappers of the NDDC staff rescued on Sunday.
Idu had explained that the men of the Operation Puff Adder unit led by CSP Chris Nwaogbo spent three days in the forests and creeks of the Ogbia LGA in search of the two abducted top staff of the NDDC.
The two NDDC staff rescued are Akari Loveday, the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the Managing Director of the NDDC and, Nathan Ogbuku, a brother to the MD of NDDC.
