The Delta State Police Command has recorded another success in its fight against kidnapping with the rescue of an abductee and arrest of suspects.
A statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that detectives attached to Agbarho Division arrested one Felix Itoje, 32, of mechanic village in Warri-Sapele Road. During investigation, the suspect confessed to the kidnap of a woman, prompting the arrest of the gang’s armorer, 22-year-old Israel Adam.
A locally-made double barrel gun was allegedly recovered from the suspects while investigation commenced on the matter.
In another development, officers of the division responded to a distress call after some armed hoodlums stormed the residence of another victim along Railway Station Road, Agbarho, and kidnapped him.
“The DPO detailed and led police operatives who went after the hoodlums. The hoodlums on sighting the policemen fired sporadically at them, but the police equally responded and due to the superior firepower of the police, the hoodlums abandoned the victim and ran into the bush.
“The victim who was tied and kept in the boot of the car was rescued unhurt. When the car was searched, fifty (50) rounds of live cartridges were recovered. Effort is on to arrest the fleeing hoodlums,” the statement stated.
The spokesman said police arrested yet another suspect, Onyeka Ozoh, after storming a hideout and recovered a red colour Toyota Camry without registration number.
“The suspect claimed that he bought the vehicle at Onitsha at the cost of one Million, five hundred thousand naira (#1,500,000) and that all original documents were with the previous owner. However, investigations later revealed that the vehicle belongs to one man (name withheld) who was kidnapped on 20/8/2022 at Ozubulu in Anambra State, released after a ransom was paid and the vehicle taken from him,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the command has said Ozoh would be transferred to Anambra Police Command for further investigation.