{"id":68023,"date":"2022-12-30T22:26:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=68023"},"modified":"2022-12-30T22:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T21:26:02","slug":"police-rescues-kidnapped-victim-kills-kidnap-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/police-rescues-kidnapped-victim-kills-kidnap-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Rescues Kidnapped Victim, Kills Kidnap Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta State Police Command has said a suspected Kidnapper was shot dead on the 28th December, 2022 in a gun duel with criminals.<\/p>\n

\"\"It was learnt that s distress call about 2215hrs, revealed that a victim (name withheld) was kidnapped at Ugborikoko, and that the kidnappers were heading toward Agbarho in the victim’s car.<\/p>\n

The Divisional Police Officer, Agbarho Division deployed operatives to the Warri-Ughelli express-way to carry out intensive “stop and search” with a view to rescuing the victim and arrest the suspects.<\/p>\n

\"\"While the Police were carrying out this task painstakingly, they intercepted a Mercedez GLK SUV (registration number withheld) that matches the description of the victim\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n

The suspect, Oghenetega Ovwa, a 25 years of Ugborikoko, who was driving the vehicle, was arrested and upon searching the vehicle, one pump action gun with six rounds of cartridges were recovered.<\/p>

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During the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to being a member of the kidnapping gang that earlier kidnapped the owner of the GLK.<\/p>\n

He led the team to their hideout at Ugborikoko in Warri South LGA, where his gang members engaged the Police in a gun duel, the suspect was hit during the heavy gun duel, while other members of the gang escaped.<\/p>\n

\"\"The victim was rescued unhurt and reunited with his family.<\/p>\n

The suspect, who sustained serious gunshot injuries during the gun duel, was taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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