The Bayelsa State Police Command has rescued two victims from a serial pedophile.
Spokesman for the Command, DSP Asinim Butswat, who confirm the incident on Friday, said the suspect specializes in stalking his victims to church during night vigil or their houses, with a dummy AK 47 Riffle. The statement below:
In response to reported cases of abduction of females around Agbura community, and Azikoro village axis by a lone gun-man, the operatives of Bayelsa State Command intensified operations around Agbura and Azikoro village and rescued two female teenagers, who were abducted by the gun-man.
The lone-gun man specializes in stalking his victims to church during night vigil or their houses, with a dummy AK 47 Riffle to perpetrate this dastardly act.
Consequently, on 21st May, 2018, based on actionable intelligence, the Police and Youths of Agbura Community raided a bush surrounded by swamps and fishing ponds, where the lone gun man held his victim captive. On sighting Policemen, the gun-man flee abandoning two females who were chained to a makeshift tenth.
The victims were rescued by Policemen and taken to Police clinic for medical examination.
Efforts have been intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect. Members of the public should assist the Police with useful information about suspicious movement of a lanky male adult, dark in complexion within Agbura Community, who have display pedophilic behavior.
