Rev sisters rescued from kidnapers in ondo state

Two Reverend Sisters kidnapped along the Benin-Ijebu Ode Expressway at Kajola village in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Sunday morning rescued by the police.

The duo, Apo Perpetual and Roseline Familade, with their driver Zwugwa Zibai were abducted on May 15, when they were traveling to Ogun State for a programme.

They spent one week in the den of kidnappers before they were rescued by a team of police in the state and men of the intelligent squad sent from Abuja by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase for the rescue.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Femi Joseph, who confirmed this, said the victims were hale and hearty.

He refused to give further information about how the nuns and their driver were rescued.

According to him, “all I can say for now is that the Reverend Sisters and their driver have been rescued by our men and the intelligent squad sent by the IGP from Abuja.

“We are still on the trail of the suspects and we will soon arrest them because we are presently combing the area where we rescued them.

“They quickly abandoned the kidnapped victims when they discovered that we were closer to where they hid them.

“No ransom was paid before we secured their release