By Edeki Igafe
The Police Command in Delta says it has apprehended five kidnap suspects and
recovered assorted weapons from them.
SP Bright Edafe, the Command’s spokesman disclosed this to newsmen on
Thursday in Warri.
Edafe said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday within the
Jedo/Ughoton/Warri axis of the state, by the operatives of the Special Anti-
Kidnapping and Cybercrime Squad of the command.
According to him, “Acting on credible intelligence, the operatives carried out a
coordinated follow-up operation in connection with reported cases of kidnapping
and armed robbery across Obinoba, Obiaruku, Abraka, Ororokpe and surrounding
communities.
“The intelligence-led operation saw the operatives discreetly trail a suspect to his
criminal hideout on the Jedo/Ughoton/Warri axis of the state and the principal
suspect and four others were arrested, while other members of the syndicate fled
through adjoining creeks and waterways,” Edafe said.
He added that items recovered from the suspects included one AK-47 rifle with 12
rounds of live ammunition, and one locally fabricated Beretta-style pistol with
three rounds of 9 mm live ammunition.
Others are one Mercedes-Benz GLK, one battle axe, illicit substances in
commercial quantity and a Point-of-Sale (PoS) machine.
Edafe said that the suspects are currently undergoing interrogation as efforts are on
to apprehend the fleeing members of the criminal syndicate.
