Police Rescues Victims From Serial Kidnappers, Recovers Single Barrel Guns In Delta

…seizes 390 wraps of marijuana

By: Okosun Dennis

Discreet intelligence gathering spanning over a long period has paid off as the Delta State Police Command had on the 28th July, 2021 about 2100hrs, arrested some Kidnappers terrorizing Agbor and its environs.

The Area Commander Agbor had detailed surveillance team to Alifikede and swooped on the place making it impossible for the suspects to escape.

In the process, one Adamu Bayero, a 43 years old man was arrested after been hit by a bullet sustained from a gun duel with Police during previous kidnap operations. Also arrested was another Mohammed Ahmed, a 26 years old man.

Confirming the arrest, the state spokesperson of the Nigerian Police, DSP Edafe Bright revealed that ivestigation led to the recovery of three single barrel rifles, one locally made pistol and nine cartridges.

Also, on the 26th July, 2021 information received by the DPO Orerokpe Division on the kidnap at Aragwa community and the kidnappers took the victim to the bush, led a combined team of police, army and vigilante to go after the kidnappers, leading to the abandonment of the victim before they escaped.

The victim was rescued unhurt by the Security agents while a manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.

It was also learnt that sequel to the manhunt for a murder suspect in Sapele over a murder case, and intelligence revelation that the gang make use of a Red Camry as their operational vehicle, the red spider Camry was sighted along Mosogar junction heading towards Oghara and was accosted.

The DPO mobilized and led a team of police to the area and when the hoodlums sighted the Police sped off and fell into a ditch, the hoodlums alighted from the vehicle and ran into the bush.

During the gun duel that ensued, one of them was arrested with gun shot injury while others escaped.

The arrested suspect was identified as Aejoke David aka Okoro while one Red Camry with Reg No: GWA 900 KF, one locally made gun and three expanded cartridges were recovered from the scene.

The injured suspect was rushed to the hospital, where he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

Also on the 25th July, 2021, the DPO ‘B’ Division Asaba acting on credible information that an ash colour Toyota Camry car with Reg. No. GWA 644 KH was snatched at gun point on the 22nd July, 2021 about 2005hrs by three armed men along Asaba Benin express way by NNPC filing station led the Divisional Police Officer to quickly detailed operatives from the division in conjunction with undercover police who went out in search of the said vehicle.

Fortunately, the vehicle was recovered at Akwuebulu Asaba and one of the suspect’s Ifeanyi Pascal ‘m’ 24 years of Ahamefuna Street Akwuebulu was arrested.

Similarly, The DPO GRA Division Asaba acting on the information received from unknown caller that on the 24th July, 2021 about 2230hrs, a custom colour Toyota Camry car with Reg. No. YAB 439 JH was also snatched at gun point by his gate No. 10 Crescent Street Asaba.

The DPO GRA division informed all nipping points in within the metro, Stop and search was intensified and Luck ran out of the suspect at about 2345hrs of same date when the vehicle was intercepted at head bridge Asaba on his way to Onitsha Anambra State by men of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) at their pin down point and one Zubari Abdulmalik ‘m’ 22yrs old was arrested and the vehicle recovered. Investigation is ongoing.

As part of preventive measures to checkmate criminals/cult activities and to also curb drug menace in the Command, the Divisional Police Officer Ozoro raided criminal hideouts at Erovie quarters Ozoro.

During the raid, two suspects namely: Hope Azion 25 years old of Erovie quarters Ozoro and Joy Okorie, 21 years old both females of same address were arrested.

A nylon bag containing 390 wraps of weeds suspected to be cannabis Sativa were recovered from them. Investigation is ongoing.