Police Rescue Abducted UNTH Security Guard In Enugu

The deputy director of nursing services and a security guard were kidnapped from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) in the state. However, the Enugu police command reports that its agents have successfully freed the security guard.

The security guard was rescued at Ishi-Ozalla in the Nkanu west LGA of the state on Tuesday at approximately 11.45 p.m., according to a statement released on Wednesday by Daniel Ndukwe, the police spokesperson for Enugu.

The statement reads: “The security man, alleged to have been abducted alongside a senior matron in UNTH facility by armed hoodlums, has been rescued by police operatives.

“He was rescued at Ishi-Ozalla community close to the teaching hospital at about 11.45 p.m. on the same date of the incident, following intense operations immediately launched to rescue the victims and apprehend the assailants,” he said.