Police kill 2 kidnappers, rescue victim in Delta

The operatives of the Delta State Police Command have neutralised two suspected kidnappers and rescued a kidnapped victim from captivity in the state.

The command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen in the Warri area of Delta State on Tuesday, January 2, said assorted weapons and a stolen vehicle were also recovered from the suspected kidnappers.

Edafe said the suspects were neutralised in a gun duel with police operatives attached to the Ekpan Division in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday, December 30, 2023.

He stated that the Divisional Police Officer, Ekpan Division, CSP Aliyu Shaba, while acting on intelligence, led a surveillance team on the trail of the gunmen.

The police spokesperson said: “On December 30, 2023, a 23-year-old male parked his GLK 350 Benz SUV on Jakpa Road leaving his brother inside the vehicle to attend to some issues.

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“While there, he was alerted that the vehicle was attacked by three armed men and drove off to an unknown destination with his brother inside.

“Upon receipt of this information, the Commissioner of Police, Delta Command, Wale Abass, directed Shaba to mobilise operatives and ensure that the victim was rescued and the suspects arrested.”

Edafe said the DPO, in compliance with the CP’s directive, led a surveillance team attached to Ekpan Division for the operation.

“The kidnappers upon sighting the police operatives engaged then in a gun duel and in the process, two of the hoodlums were fatally injured, while one of them escaped with gunshot injuries,” he said.

Edafe noted that the kidnapped victim was rescued unhurt, adding that a single-barrel and one double-barrel gun with two expended cartridges, and the stolen vehicle were recovered.

He said the two injured suspects were taken to the hospital where they were certified dead by the doctor on duty.

The police spokesman said efforts were ongoing to arrest the injured suspect who escaped during the gun duel.

The Star