By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
THREE suspectedly abducted persons who were being dragged into the bush have been rescued by operatives of the Delta Police Command on New Year eve.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Sunday, said the incident, happened on December 31, 2022, along Warri/Sapele road by Okuvo and Egborede communities.
Edafe said: “On 31/12/2022, at about 0120hours, while police operatives attached to Orerokpe Division were on visibility patrol duty along Warri/Sapele road by Okuvo and Egborede Communities, they 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 been reunited with their families.
“Manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing,” he noted.
Similarly, DSP Edafe said 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.
According to him, “in an attempt to stop them, the suspects dangerously maneuvred 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.”
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