Nigerian Police Rescuses Kidnapped Victim in Delta State.

 

The Nigeria police has rescued another kidnapoed victim in delta state,on the 30th of December 2021, the Nigeria police got an  information  from a motorcyclist that a lady (Name withheld), 63year old from Ughelli town was seen with two boys armed with machetes in an isolated place along Irri-Aviara community road and suspects them to be kidnappers.

 The DPO Oleh Division SP Paul Oboware  swiftly mobilized and led Police patrol teams in a combined effort with Irri vigilante and cordoned the surrounding bushes and the hoodlums on sighting the police, abandoned the victim and escaped into the bush. Investigation later revealed  that the victim was kidnapped on the 26th of November  at about 1830hrs  at Olori road Ughelli on her way home. The Commissioner of Police Delta State Command,  CP Ari Muhammed Ali  mandated the DPO to ensure that these hoodlums are brought to book and compliance with the directive of the CP, the DPO Oleh division embarked on an intelligence led investigation,Police Operatives and vigilante were strategically deployed for the purpose getting useful information with a view to seeing that these hoodlums are arrested and brought to book. 

Consequently, it paid off as on the 2nd of December 2021 at about 2143hrs, he received another distressed call from  the vigilante deployed around Irri roundabout Oleh,  that some hoodlums were sighted  near the roundabout and operating in a white Toyota Hilux  without registration number.  He further stated that in an attempt to kidnap  one man (name withheld) who recently returned from Europe, disagreement ensued  among themselves which made  residents in the area who became suspicious to alert the vigilante and the gallant DPO Oleh again led a combined team of Police operatives/vigilante to the area in a carefully planned operation which led to the arrest of one of the suspects named Davidson Odigho 26 year old boy of Irri community in Oleh while other members of the gang  escaped in the white hilux. 

Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the 63-year-old woman on November 30th 2021 and abandoned her when they noticed that the police were closing in on them. Suspect led  police operatives to his house where  one  Ak 47 rifle, nineteen (19) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, one  magazine,  one pump action gun and  twenty- six (26) live  cartridges concealed in a sack bag and buried in the compound were recovered.  Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.

The CP while appreciating the efforts of all stake holders in the fight against crimes and criminality also admonish Deltans to be law abiding and always give credible information to the police for a safer Delta state.