Police arrest five suspected kidnappers in Delta community

The Crack Squad, attached to Area Command in Ughelli, Delta State, has arrested five suspected kidnappers in a brothel and criminal hideout in Ewu Community. The suspects were arrested on September 12, 2024, at about 1:30 am.

The police also recovered from the suspects one single barrel gun, three locally made cut-to-size guns, a cash sum of four hundred and fifty thousand naira (N450,000), one Moniepoint POS machine, one OPAY POS machine, and wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.

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The arrested suspects include Dominic Uweru, alias Ovwolo, 48; Isaac Oghenerukevwe, alias Plug, 34; Oviri Godstime, 25; Junior Sunday; and Efedeki Adjovo.

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the report in a statement signed and made available to journalists in Warri.

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He said: “They confessed to various armed robbery and kidnapping operations in Ughelli and its environs, including the kidnapping of a 70-year-old woman (name withheld) who they kidnapped on 08/09/2024 and collected a ransom of seven million, nine hundred thousand naira (N7,900,000) on 10/9/2024 before her release.”

According to Edafe, “the suspects are in custody and investigation is ongoing.”

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Police arrest five suspected kidnappers in Delta community

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