Teenager kidnapped in Ibadan, rescued in Calabar

A teenager kidnapped in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been rescued in Calabar, Cross River State.

Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Jimoh Ozi-Obeh, made this known on Monday in Calabar while briefing journalists on the activities of the police command in the past one month.

Mr. Ozi-Obeh said the 16-year-old was abducted in Ibadan on November 7 and brought to Calabar the following day.

He said that the student of St. Barnabas Academy at Daramola Street in Ibadan was abducted on his way to school.

The police boss explained that the command had got across to the Ibadan Police Command with a view to safely hand over the boy to them and be re-united with his family.

Ozi-Obeh said that the police nabbed 10 suspected criminals in connection with various crimes in the state.