Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Arrest Suspected Cultists In Delta
By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
Police operatives in Delta state have successfully foiled an attempt by kidnappers to kidnap guests at a graduation ceremony at the state’s polytechnic in Oghara.
In a statement on Monday, the state Command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, said the the botched attempt was made possible by intelligence received.
According to him, the DPO Oghara Division, DSP Olusunkanmi Musiliu, on receiving credible information on Tuesday, 13th August 2024 that some suspected kidnappers had already perfected plans to kidnap guests who must have come to attend the ceremony, swiftly mobilized, and led operatives of Oghara Division to their hideout in a bush along Otefe/ Ovade Legit Road.
The suspected kidnappers on sighting the police, took to their heels and escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries from the gun duel with the security operatives. One AK-47 Riffle, one magazine, one English pump action gun, and one locally made cut-to-size gun were recovered, Edafe said, adding that a manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.
Similarly, on 14th of August 2024 at about 7:45pm, the anti-crime patrol team of Oghara Division, while on
stop-and-search along Otefe Ijomi Community Road, intercepted a motorcycle carrying two students of Delta State Polytechnic Otefe, Oghara, Ovoke Benedict, a computer science student and Fredrick Urhoborume, a student of business administration.
The Policemen subjected them to a search during which one locally made cut-to-size gun with six (6) live cartridges was recovered from them. The preliminary investigation revealed that they are suspected to be members of Arrow Barger Confraternity.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda while thanking the good people of Delta State, urges them to do more by providing useful, credible and timely information to the police and this will aid immensely in the fight against crime and criminality.
The CP further directed that all DPOS must ensure that their Areas of Responsibility (AoRs) are policed adequately, urging them to embrace community-based policing. He also directed that visibility patrol and a proactive approach to policing is what all DPOS must adopt under his leadership.
