Police kill suspected kidnapper, arrest 3 others in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one suspected kidnapper and the arrest of three others.

The command also said it recovered guns and a car in the Agbarho area of the state.

The police said the notorious gang recently snatched one AK47 rifle from a police officer and also allegedly kidnapped and murdered one person identified as Godspower Emmanuel after collecting a N400,000 ransom.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, the suspects were arrested on April 30 when their men received information that a robbery gang that snatched a police rifle and also kidnapped and murdered one Godspower Emmanuel after collecting N400,000 ransom was sighted at a hotel in Agbarho.

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According to DSP Edafe Bright, “Following reports of kidnapping and armed robbery operations in Ughelli, Warri and environs, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, DCP Johnson Adenola, mandated all divisional police officers in the command to gather intelligence and ensure that the ugly trend is nipped in the bud.

“The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ovwian Aladja Division,  CSP Aliyu Shaba, mobilised and led detectives to the area.

“While the search was ongoing, the suspects sighted the policemen and opened fire, to which the police equally responded. During the gun duel, one Felix aka “OBJ” was shot and later confirmed dead at the hospital, while three other suspects namely  Stephen Precious, 19, Godstime Sunday, 28, and Apene Prince, 28, were arrested with various degrees of bullet injuries.

“One AK-47 rifle with breech No. 19617, 18 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one English double barrel gun, 11 Android phones one long knife, one suspected stolen white GLK Mercedes Benz No YAB 733 BK, two bottles of codeine, and two wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered. Investigation is ongoing,”  the PPRO added.