The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Monday Agbonika, on Wednesday, said that one of the challenges men of the command face while going after kidnappers is that they use their hostages as human shields.
Agbonika, who stated this at a press briefing to mark his one month in the state, said the police were also adopting new ways to check this trend and rescue kidnappers alive.
He said that seven kidnapped victims have been rescued, while 12 suspected kidnappers have been arrested, and most of them confess to the crime. He also said that 95 suspected cultists have been arrested and charged in court.
He said 25 firearms were also recovered within the past month, which included two AK-47 rifles, 130 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 135 live cartridges, as well as the recovery of four stolen/robbed vehicles.
Others were a Lar Mark rifle, three English pistols, one Beretta pistol, four single barrel guns among others including cash and an iphone 16 plus.