LASTMA rescues kidnapped Victim in Yaba
Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency on Tuesday rescued a female kidnap victim in the Yaba area of the state.
They also arrested two suspected kidnappers, Monday Ahme (driver) and his accomplice identified as Joy.
In a statement shared on its Twitter handle on Wednesday, LASTMA said the “Our officers on patrol and with the help from passers-by chased and apprehended a Toyota Corolla saloon car (FST 60 RJ) after a lady at the back seat was heard shouting ‘Kidnappers! Kidnappers!! Kidnappers’ after the bridge coming towards Yaba from Jibowu.
“The driver with the lady at the front seat were immediately apprehended while the woman who shouted ‘kidnappers’ quickly got down and explained that immediately she joined the car from Maryland going to Apapa, a lady beside the driver collected her phone with other valuables and she shouted after noticing that they were ‘one-chance’ kidnappers”.
The suspects have been handed over to the police.
