DELTA STATE: POLICE FOIL KIDNAP, RESCUES VICTIMS ..... Neutralizes Two (2) Suspects, Recovers Arms & Ammunition

CP WALE ABBAS
DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND

"The Command under my watch will force criminals to relocate or steer clear from crime." CP Abbas.

..... Advises parents and community leaders to talk to their youths and wards not to take up arms in order to make a living because they will eventually meet a disastrous end.

As part of strategies emplaced by the Command to check the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers in Warri, Ughelli, and other parts of the state and nip it at the bud, the Commissioner of Police Delta state, CP Wale Abass has  directed DPOS and Tactical Commanders to step up their game and be ahead of these criminals in order to get them completely flushed out of the state.

A statement issued and signed by the Police Public Relations, Delta State Command Headquarters in Asaba, DSP Bright Edafe on Wednesday, 31 May, 2023 revealed that personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF have recorded another breakthrough in its determined efforts to rid the state of criminal elements and their nefarious activities.

According to the statement by DSP Edafe, "Consequently, on 31/5/2023, at about 0120hrs, CSP Aliyu Shaba led operatives from Ovwian Aladja division and embarked on a confidence building proactive patrol along DSC/Effurrun road. During the patrol, the DPO received a distress call that a man and his wife (name withheld) were kidnapped and their lexus Jeep (registration number withheld) was taken also. 

"The DPO swiftly trailed the escape route of the suspected kidnappers and eventually intercepted the vehicle along Warri-Sapele road by Aziza junction. On sighting the police, the suspects opened fire on the team in a bid to escape, and the police professionally responded, neutralizing two of the suspects in the process, while the other suspects abandoned the kidnapped couples in the vehicle and escaped. 

"The victims were rescued unhurt. One AK47 rifle with breach number 16869, forty-six rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, one pump action gun, and thirteen live cartridges were recovered. Manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing." The statement read.

He disclosed that "the Commissioner of police, CP Wale abass, while expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the successful operation, admonished other DPO's to sanitize their areas as well. He noted that the command under his watch will force criminals to relocate or steer clear from crime."

The CP also advised parents and community leaders to talk to their youths and wards not to take up arms in order to make a living because they will eventually meet a disastrous end.