A victim of kidnapping in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, has been rescued by police operatives while a suspect was killed during shootout, the state’s police command said on Wednesday.
DSP Bright Edafe, spokesman of the command, in a statement, said a distress call was received at about 2am on Tuesday that a man was attacked at his residence and was forced into the trunk of his car before the assailants drove away.
“The DPO, CSP Ogedengbe Areguamen, upon receiving this information, mobilized and led Police operatives/vigilantes to Owelogbo road, and other parts that exit Ozoro in a bid to rescue the kidnapped victim, and possibly, arrest of the suspects.
“Their effort paid off when they sighted a Corolla car with a registration number that matched the description given by the distress caller. In an attempt to intercept them, the suspects abandoned the victim in the trunk of the car, disembarked from the vehicle, fired some shot while escaping into a nearby bush.
“The Police operatives relentlessly went after them, and successfully neutralized one of the suspects while three other escaped. The Kidnapped Victim was rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment, his vehicle, one locally made cut-to-size double-barrel gun were recovered,” the statement disclosed.
Edafe said while effort is ongoing to arrest the other suspects, the Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali, has commended members of the public for the timely information, urging them to continue partnering with police to rid the state of criminals.