By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
A fleeing gang of suspected kidnappers, on Thursday, abandoned their victim (in his vehicle) at Ighareke community, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.
While details of why they abandoned their victim were still sketchy, the Delta State Police Command said the attempt was foiled by its gallant men and community vigilantes when they got the Intel.
Recovered vehicle
Image-maker of the command, Bright Edafe, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said operatives at Oghara Police Division had, on Thursday August 17, at about 8:35p.m, got a tip-off that some suspected kidnappers were sighted in a white Benz GLK with Reg. No ABC-448-HC around Ogharake community.
He said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Oghara, led the team of the Command’s Anti-cult Unit alongside the Divisional Patrol Team to the area with the support of community youths and local vigilantes.
According to him, the efforts of the team, which embarked on a serious patrol of the area until about 9:50p.m, paid off when the policemen sighted the said vehicle already abandoned by fleeing the hoodlums.
Recovered ammunition
“Upon search of the vehicle, the kidnapped victim was rescued and 20 rounds of 7.62 AK-47 live ammunition were recovered.
“Investigation revealed that the victim was kidnapped in Sapele at the entrance of his apartment on the same date at about 1900 hours.
“The victim has since been reunited with his family while manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing,” the police image-maker, DSP Bright Edafe, noted.
He quoted the Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, as commending the efforts of the DPO and his men, while assuring the public of the Command’s continued proactiveness and intelligence-led operation in flushing out criminals from the state.
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