DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND RESCUES THREE (3) KIDNAPPED VICTIMS, RECOVERS ONE LOCALLY MADE GUN

CP Ari Mohammed Ali
Delta Police Boss

The Police in Delta state, some few days ago, announced the rescue of three (3) kidnap victims from the hands of criminal elements precisely on the last day of the year 2022.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Delta state Command Headquarters Asaba, DSP Bright Edafe in a statement issued, said "Operatives attached to Orerokpe Division who were on visibility patrol duty along Warri/Sapele road by Okuvo and Egborede Communities, on 31/12/2022, at about 0120hours have rescued three (3) kidnap victims." 

The statement revealed that "the operatives, while on assigned patrol, sighted some persons being dragged into the bush. The operatives suspected that they may have been kidnapped, so they trailed them into the bush. The hoodlums, upon realizing that the policemen were closing in on them, opened fire on the team, and the policeman equally responded.

"The hoodlums who could not withstand the firepower of the operatives abandoned the victims and escaped. The victims (names withheld) aged 40yrs, 54yrs and 49yrs respectively, were rescued unhurt and have since been reunited with their families. 

"Manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing. 

In another development,  on 29/12/2022, while Police operatives attached to ‘A’ Division Warri were on stop and search duty at the front of Daudu Police Outpost, Kpesu community Warri, they sighted a tricycle driving against traffic. In an attempt to stop them, the suspects dangerously maneuvered the tricycle and escaped, but in the process, a black handbag fell from the tricycle. Upon searching the bag, one locally made cut-to-size pistol was recovered. 

Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects are ongoing.