The police in Asaba on Tuesday said two women and three boys kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen in Umuachi-Afor, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State have been freed.
According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Office, the kidnap took place on Sunday after the herdsmen invaded the community, shooting sporadically.
The statement, which was signed by Mr. Roland Preston, said it was in the process of the kidnap that one Ossai Oluem, an 18-year-old boy was shot dead.
Preston said preliminary police investigation showed that the Fulani herdsmen had abducted their victims after one Frank Odili from the community had seized a rifle from a Fulani herdsman.
The police said Odili, whose action sparked the chain of events is at large while efforts were on to arrest the Fulani herdsmen. ...Punch
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