Two employees of the US Embassy in Anambra rescued by police.

The two employees of the US Consulate in Nigeria who were abducted on Tuesday following an attack on their convoy in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have been freed by security personnel.

In a press statement given to journalists in Awka on Friday, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state police spokesman, revealed this.

They were rescued unharmed by the joint security forces in the early hours of Friday, according to Ikenga, whose names and identities were not made public.

“In the early hours of Friday, May 19, 2023, the joint security forces rescued unhurt the two remaining victims abducted during the attack on a US convoy attack along Atani/Osamela road in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.

“Operations are still ongoing and further details shall be communicated, please,” Ikenga added.