By NewsBits
Two abducted workers of the United States Consulate Lagos have been rescued by security operatives in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra on May 16.
The spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Awka on Friday. DSP Ikenga said that the two were rescued early Friday unhurt by joint security forces.
Recalled that gunmen suspected to be IPOB terrorists ambushed the convoy of the consulate officials on Tuesday, killed seven including police personnel, and abducted two.
The bodies of those killed were also set ablaze by the gunmen along Atani-Osamala road in Anambra. Ikenga said the security forces have sustained security operation in the area. The police spokesman said further details would be communicated to the public on the operation.
