Saturday, July 26, 2025

Police arrests 2 suspected kidnappers in Delta

The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with sister security agencies, has recorded significant operational victory in Delta State.

The force in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, arrested a notorious kidnapping kingpin responsible for coordinating a cross-state syndicate operating across Delta, Rivers, Imo, and Enugu States.

The police operatives also foiled an arms smuggling operation, recovering a significant cache of illegal weapons and ammunition in Delta State.

Adejobi said: “In Delta State, operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team, acting on credible intelligence, arrested Abubakar Hassan (30), a key suspect in a cross-state kidnapping ring. During interrogation, he confessed to leading several operations along the Ughelli–Ozoro axis and led police to his hideout in a forest in Ozoro. Recovered from the scene were two AK-47 rifles, four magazines, and thirty-two rounds of live ammunition. This operation follows the earlier arrest of three other members of his gang.

Similarly, “Safer Highway Patrol officers intercepted a vehicle during routine stop-and-search duties along Ughelli Road. A search of the vehicle revealed one locally fabricated revolver pump-action single-barrel rifle and fifteen rounds of live cartridges. The driver, identified as Obi Ezekiel (38), was arrested at the scene”.

Read also: Delta Police Command arrests suspected armed robber, recovers two beretta pistol

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