- Safiu Kehinde
The Delta State Police Command has apprehended nine suspected kidnappers while rescuing two victims from the kidnappers’s den .
The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Warri.
According to Edafe, the suspects were arrested on Saturday in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
The suspected kidnappers were nabbed by police operatives attached to the Agbarho division and led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Agbarho division, CSP Pius Eredei, following a distress call.
“The DPO received a distress call that some armed men had attacked them in Agbarho and kidnapped two of his friends.
“Acting on the information, the DPO immediately led operatives of the division and trailed the suspects to Uvwiama forest in Agbarho.
“The hoodlums, on sighting the Police, fled in different directions, and the victims were rescued.
“Nine suspects were arrested during the raid while three pump-action guns, three double/single-barrel guns, one locally made gun and 13 rounds of live cartridges were recovered,” Edafe said.
The Command’s spokesperson added that the manhunt for the other fleeing members of the gang was ongoing.