Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued two kidnap victims after a gun duel that forced the kidnappers to abandon the car and the victims and escaped into the bush with various degree of bullet injuries.
A statement by DSP Bright Edafe Command’s Public Relations issued on Tuesday said the victims were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families.
He said upon search of the vehicle, twenty-six (26) pieces of assorted android phones, one cut-to-size locally made single barrel gun, thirty-eight (38) rounds of live cartridges, two expended cartridges, two Monie point POS machines, four power banks, two empty female hand bags were recovered. The tricycle with reg no. KPE 73 QT used by the suspected kidnappers was also recovered
“On 24th April, 2023 at about 0200hrs, the DPO Owvian Aladja, CSP Aliyu Shaba received a distress call that two persons, Ovigwe Dagagba ‘m’ 31yrs old and Obinna Nwanko ‘m’ age 29yrs old both of Usiefurun community, Ughelli south LGA, were intercepted and kidnapped by a gang of four suspected kidnappers operating on a tricycle and conveyed them in a Toyota corolla car belonging to one of the victims from Usiefurun roundabout and headed towards Udu LGA.”
He revealed that the DPO CSP Aliyu Shaba, on receipt of this information, swiftly mobilized and led a team of police operatives, trailed and intercepted the kidnappers at ECN junction along Agbarho/Ughelli road.
“While manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing, the deputy commissioner of police in-charge Operations DCP Johnson Adenola has directed officers and men of the Command to sustain this tempo in the fight against crime and criminality and also urges members of the public to report any suspicious person or movement around them.”
According to DSP Edafe, following dedicated phone lines are available to the public to reach the command, as a quick response contact for any complaint or distress situation during the election exercise:
CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS:
08036684974, 08125958005 and
09053872287.
