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    Police rescue 2 NDDC staff kidnapped in Bayelsa forest

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    Operatives of the Operation Puff Adder unit within the Bayelsa Police Command led by CSP Chris Nwaogbo have rescued two staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) kidnapped on Friday along the river on the way to Ayakoro community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the hometown of the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku.

    The two NDDC staff rescued include Akari Loveday, the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and his brother, Emmanuel Nathan Ogbuku.

    Police sources told our correspondent that the pressure mounted by the tactical team of the Operation Puff Adder, the Drone team of the State Commissioner of Police and a private drone company, the Ability security services and the men of the Nigerian Navy-NNS Soroh with the coverage of the river with gun boats resulted to the feat.

    The rescue team of the Police revealed that the police team and the kidnappers were chasing one another along the creeks and rivers of Ayakoro, where the abduction took place and through the Onuebum-Eboi forest and Otuogidi forests.

    “On Saturday, the youths and vigilante groups from Ewoi, Otuogidi assisted with local intelligence. The Paramount Ruler of the Ewoi community prevailed on the youths and vigilante to help the security team to rescue the NDDC staff.”

    They were abandoned at the Ayama burial ground after hot exchange of gunfire.

    It was also gathered that the kidnappers abandoned the abducted NDDC staff after an exchange of gunfire,” but we don’t believe they know their way around the Bayelsa forest.”

    The men of the Anti-Kidnapping squad also joined the Operation puff Adder at the forest in the rescue efforts.

    The Indigenes of the Ayakoro community were thrown into jubilations following the arrival of the Chris Nwaogbo led Police team and the rescued victims in the community.

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