Two police operatives and one member of a vigilante group were injured during a foiled kidnapping operation at Adgbabiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The suspects stabbed two police officers and one community youth, while resisting arrest.
Community sources said the suspected kidnappers were plotting to seize a victim when the vigilante group alerted the police.
The source said, “When the security agents got to the house where the alleged kidnappers were gathered, they were rounded up by the vigilante and police officers but one of the suspects managed to grab a dagger from a policeman with which he stabbed the youth president and escaped.”
It was gathered that police officers arrested two of the suspects while others escaped from the scene of a foiled kidnapping incident.
Police spokesman in Bayelsa State, Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the incident, said that two of the suspects were arrested by police operatives.
He said: “Operatives of Sagbama Divisional Police Station in collaboration with community youths and vigilante members of Adagbabiri community of Sagbama Local Government Area have arrested two suspected kidnappers.
“The suspects namely; Odulima Igbogiri ‘m’ of Okogbie community and Moses Joshua ‘m’ of Ahoada Town both in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State, were arrested at Adagbabiri while planning to kidnap someone in the community. The injured officers are responding to treatment at the Sagbama General Hospital. The suspects are undergoing interrogation. Investigation is ongoing.”
