Police in Edo State have rescued all passengers abducted during a recent kidnapping incident involving a Guo Transport bus on the Benin–Lagos Expressway. The operation, led by the Edo Police Command, also freed four other kidnap victims held in the Imiegba forest in Agenebode. A total of nine victims were recovered alive in two separate rescue missions. The rescue was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by ASP Eno Ikoedem, spokesperson for the Edo Police Command. He attributed the success to immediate deployment of tactical teams, intelligence units, and aerial surveillance ordered by Commissioner of Police CP Monday Agbonika. Sustained bush-combing and strategic control of the area reportedly pressured the kidnappers into abandoning their captives. All rescued individuals have received medical evaluation and treatment and have been reunited with their families. The four victims from Imiegba forest were abducted earlier this month and held in captivity before the police intervention. The Edo Police Command said security has been significantly strengthened along the Benin–Lagos Expressway and surrounding communities. Tactical and intelligence assets remain fully deployed to ensure the route is safe. Police are intensifying efforts to apprehend the perpetrators, with authorities expressing confidence that all suspects will be apprehended and prosecuted.
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