Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue victims in Delta

By Miracle Esegha

The Delta State police command has neutralized one suspected kidnapper, arrested one and rescued kidnapped victims in the state.

This was revealed in a statement by the state police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe on Monday.

It was gathered that the police team also recovered one AK 47 rifle with breech no 06571 without magazine and a silver-coloured Lexus SUV with reg. no. KSF 315 HF.

He said, “On 11/06/2023 at about 2109hrs, operatives of Abraka police station led by the DPO SP Fabian Ayameh, while on routine patrol along campus III road Abraka, Ethiope East LGA, were alerted of a kidnap incident at a filling station in Abraka by a gang of four armed men operating in a silver coloured Lexus SUV with reg. no. KSF 315 HF. The team swiftly mobilized and went on the trail of the kidnappers.

” The suspects on noticing that the policemen were closing in on them, fired gunshots while trying to escape, and the police responded bravely. Due to the superior firepower of the police, their operational vehicle was successfully demobilized which made the hoodlums abandon the victim, jumped out of the vehicle, took to their heels running in different directions while firing gunshots in a bid to escape.

“The combat-ready policemen engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel and successfully neutralized one of them, arrested one other with serious gunshot injuries while two others escaped. One AK 47 rifle with breech no 06571 without a magazine was recovered. The victim who was kidnapped at the filling station has since been reunited with his family. Manhunt for the other fleeing suspect is ongoing.”

The state police commissioner Wale Abass, while commending DPO Abraka and his men for their courage and achievement, admonished them to sustain the tempo.

He also assured Deltans that the command would continue to sustain peace and security in the state, adding that Delta state would be very hot for criminals.