Yusuf, who is attached to the IGP Monitoring Team was on Monday kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ogidi community of Ilorin West Local Government Area.
The Kwara State Police Command says the abducted Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Abdulmumini Yusuf has been rescued.
Yusuf, who is attached to the IGP Monitoring Team was on Monday kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ogidi community of Ilorin West Local Government Area.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Okasanmi Ajayi, in a statement on Sunday said the kidnap victim was rescued earlier in the morning in a bush bordering Kwara and Oyo states.
Ajayi said the rescue efforts were made possible by local hunters, vigilance groups and men of the command.
He added that the officer was undergoing medical examination and would be allowed to join his family as soon as he is confirmed fit by the police medical doctor.
“The rescue efforts were made possible by the insistence of the Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP Paul Odama psc (+) 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 vigilantes and hunters with the 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.
“CP Paul Odama psc (+) wishes to appreciate the efforts of the Police and vigilante teams for the gallantry displayed in the efforts that ultimately led to the rescue of the ASP.
“The CP noted that his determination to make Kwara state unhabitable to criminal elements still stands and that Kwara state would never be allowed to play host to criminal elements of whatever nomenclature.
“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.”