Police kill kidnapping suspect, rescue victim, recover gun in Delta
Police in Abraka District, Ethiopia East Local Government Area of Delta State, commanded by SP Fabian Ayame, in collaboration with Abraka Vigilante Group and hunting group, killed a suspected kidnapper in Okuno, Orogun Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area. did.
However, other members of the criminal organization fled the crime scene.
Police also rescued two kidnap victims (names withheld) and reunited them with their families.
Information has gathered that the suspect was seriously injured in a shootout with members of a criminal organization. He died at the hospital where he was rushed for treatment, DAILY POST reports.
Police also recovered an AK-47 rifle and 11 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition from the suspect at the crime scene.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the report in a statement.
He said: “On April 26, 2024, at about 9am, the command received an intelligence report that some suspected kidnappers were hibernating and hiding with the kidnapped victims in Okuno, Orogun. The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has directed DPO Abraka Division SP Fabian Ayame to direct police operatives to the hideout.”
According to SP Edafe, the DPO quickly mobilized to raid the bush and engage in a fierce gunfight with the suspected kidnappers, with one suspect seriously injured in the gunfire while the other suspects fled. .
“The search for other absconding suspects continues,” he said.
Source: dailypost.ng