Abducted Rev. Fr. Brena Rescued By Police

The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Command, Jennifer Iwegbu, confirmed this on Monday, July 4, in Benin City, Edo State.

She revealed that 64-year-old Brena was abducted on Sunday evening by suspected kidnappers along Ogunwenyi through Usen community in Ovia South-West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

“In our continuous efforts to curb crime and criminality in the state, most especially kidnapping, the Edo State Police Commissioner, CP Abutu Yaro, has massively deployed Police operatives to most of the identified volatile areas in the state and the move has started yielding positive results,” Iwegbu said while announcing the Italian priest’s rescue.

She explained that Police operatives attached to Iguobazuwa Division were alerted about the incident on Sunday at about 5:45 pm and immediately trailed the suspected kidnappers to their camp.