The Delta State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected kidnappers and recovered 1 AK47 rifle, 18 rounds of 7.6mm ammunition, one double barrel locally made gun and one GLK Benz.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe in a statement on Tuesday started that the arrest was made following reports of kidnapping and armed robbery operations in Ughelli, Warri and environs.
In compliance with search directive on 30/04/2023 at about 1300hrs, acting on information received via intelligence gathered on an armed robbery gang that snatched one AK47 rifle from a police officer and also allegedly kidnapped and murdered one Godspower Emmanuel ‘m’aftercollecting four hundred thousand naira (#400,000) ransom were sited at an hotel in Agbarho, the DPO Ovwian Aladja division, CSP Aliyu Shaba mobilized and led detectives to the area in search of them.
While the search was ongoing, the suspects sighted the policemen from hiding and opened fire, which the police equally responded. During the gun duel, one Felix A.K.A “OBJ” was shot and later confirmed dead at the hospital, while three other suspects namely Stephen Precious ‘m’ 19yrs old, GodstimeSunday ‘m’ 28yrs old, and Apene Prince ‘m’ 28yrs old, were arrested with various degrees of bullet injuries. One AK 47 rilfe with breech no. 19617, eighteen (18) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one English double barrel gun, eleven (11) Android phones, two botton phones, one long knife, one suspected stolen white coloured GLK Mercedes Benz with reg. no YAB 733 BK, two bottles of codeine, two wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered.
Investigation is however still ongoing according to the Police PRO.
