By OPERATIVES of the Delta State Police Command have neutralised a member of a kidnap gang and arrested three others.
Neutralised and arrested on Friday morning in their den at Oviri-ogor, the suspects were caught with AK-49 rifle and other weapons with which they confronted the operatives.
The rifle
The gang is believed to have been responsible for the kidnap and gruesome murder of a male victim on May 29, 2024 in Ughelli, Delta State.
“The command has arrested a gang of 4 suspected kidnappers who kidnapped a male victim on 17th May 2024 in Ughelli and murdered him in cold blood.
“One of them dead, three in custody and one AK-49 rifle recovered,” Mr Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), told Stonix News on Saturday.
“Acting on credible intelligence gathered over a period and an in-dept technical intelligence related to the kidnapping of one male victim (name withheld) kidnapped on 17th May 2024 at his resident in Adjakota area in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State and later murdered by the kidnappers, the operatives on special assignment led by ASP Julius Robinson cracked down the deadly kidnapping syndicate responsible for the act on 01/07/2024 at about 1200hrs and arrested one Ismaila Umaru 28yrs ‘m’ of Kekura Village In Awe LGA of Nasarawa State but resident at Oghara town by Power Line, Delta State.
“On 04/07/2024 at about 2030hrs, the suspect led operatives to the arrest of two (2) other gang members namely Chede Mohammed ‘m’ 18yrs a native of Nasarawa State but resident of Agwara in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State and Mohammadu Sani ‘m’ 26yrs a native of Banbiru area of Abuja but resident at Upper Agbarho Area of Ughelli North.
“Acting on their confession at about 0530hrs of 05/07/2024, the operative stormed the bush by Oviri-ogor where the operatives encountered an attack from other gang members where one of the suspects hiding in the bush sustained serious gunshot injuries and was taken to the hospital where he died while receiving treatment.
“One AK 49 rifle recovered in the hideout and investigation is ongoing.”
CP Olufemi Abaniwonda
SP Edafe said the feat was a product of hard work and strategy championed by CP Olufemi Abaniwonda on “resumption of duty as the 22nd commissioner of Police Delta State while reacting to the incessant kidnappings in Ughelli axis which necessitated the change in the security architecture in Ughelli, and deployed a new divisional Police officer to Ughelli Division.
“The CP also directed the deployment of a special operations team to Ughelli led by ASP Julius Robinson with a clear mandate to flush out kidnappers in the area.”
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