Police arrest 8 kidnapping suspects in Delta State
The Delta State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of eight suspected kidnappers after its operatives thwarted a kidnapping plot by a gang.
Delta Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Bright Edafe, whereas confirming the arrest in a press release, mentioned the command’s continued give attention to defending the lives of all peace-loving residents of the state led to the success of the operation.
Edafe mentioned this enabled Delta Police to arrest members of a kidnapping syndicate that was menacing in Ogara, Sapele, Warri and surrounding areas.
He mentioned the operatives had obtained details about the kidnapping of a 43-year-old lady (identify withheld) who was kidnapped by armed males on a tricycle alongside Shell Road Sapele on November 19, 2023. He mentioned he took motion. While driving in an ML-350 Mercedes-Benz round 9 p.m.
The sufferer was stored in the automobile till the automobile ran out of gas, after which the suspected kidnappers transferred her to a drivable tricycle.
She was not launched till November 22, when a ransom of two million naira (#2,000,000) was paid.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abbas, has briefed the operatives of the CP-DECOY squad led by Commander ASP Julius Robinson and directed them to utilize all technologically generated information to nab the perpetrators of the act.” mentioned Edafe.
“As a consequence, on November 25, the staff launched a sting operation with the help of DPO Sapele, which led to the syndicate gang chief, Morrison Godwin, a 41-year-old man from Okpara Waterside group in the Ethiopian East LGA Delta. The incident occurred at round 11am on the identical day in the Amukpe space of Sapele city.
“The suspect confessed to the crime and revealed that he was planning to meet with other gang members to strategize another kidnapping operation.”
Armed with this info, the staff ambushed the assembly place on November twenty sixth and negotiated the ransom with Raymond Etchee, 46, and Felix Okoro, 40, who obtained the ransom, and others, Edafe mentioned. Gang members have been arrested. He is without doubt one of the promoters of the syndicate’s operations.
Delta Police additionally recognized the victims as Ogen Ogaga (*8*) “m” 45 years outdated, Henry Edeki “m” 35 years outdated, Ominike Sunday “m” 23 years outdated, Jerusalem Sunday “m” 35 years outdated, who have been guarding the victims. Theophilus Akpofi “m” 29 years outdated was arrested.
A Delta Police spokesperson mentioned all suspects had confessed to the crime and acknowledged varied roles, and the sufferer had recognized himself as nicely.
During interrogation, the suspects revealed the situation of the sufferer’s automobile, and the automobile was later recovered in Ogara Town.
Edafe added that efforts to recuperate the syndicate’s operational weapons are being intensified.
Source: guardian.ng