A leader of a kidnapping gang was arrested by police while attempting to kidnap a prominent chief in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area in Delta state.
State police spokesman DSP Bright Edafe, who issued a statement Saturday, July 9, said two suspected armed robbers had been arrested along the Sapele-Warri Expressway.
Edafe found that three locally made guns, a pump-action gun, cartridges and a stolen vehicle were seized from the suspects.
The statement read: “At approximately 2:30 p.m. on 05/07/2022, a kidnapping syndicate has perfected plans to kidnap a prominent chief (name withheld) of the Ogume community in Ndokwa East LGA, the Commander Eagle-Net Special Squad, SP Usman Dimka, Eagle-Net agents on duty to ensure their plan is foiled and the gang arrested.”
He added: “The agents’ resistance and relentless efforts foiled the alleged kidnapping plot and led to the arrest of a suspect and leader of the gang, a Chukwuemeka Ochu ‘m’ aged 27 from Nuke Mba Street, Obiaruko in Nkwani LGA.
The investigation continues while attempts are made to apprehend the other fleeing members of the gang.”
In another development, on 08/07/2022, the Eagle-Net Patrol team caught an Audi sedan reg. no. no. QA 480 UGH with two suspicious looking occupants.
“The team searched them and found a locally made handgun and two live cartridges on them.
The two suspects, Joshua Stephen “m”, aged 20, and Wisdom Obanor “m”, aged 21, have been arrested and investigations are ongoing.”
“On 06/07/2022 at around 1:47 p.m., employees of the Otu-Jeremi Police Station saw a Lexus 350 SUV with reg. no. LG 31 GR. Noticing the police, the driver made a U-turn and drove away.
This aroused the suspicions of the police, who gave them a hot pursuit.
“On Oghior/Imode Road, in Ughelli South LGA, the crooks abandoned the vehicle and fled into the bush.
A pump-action gun, two locally-made guns and six rounds of live cartridges were seized during a search of the vehicle.
Investigations later revealed that the SUV had previously been snatched from its owner along Ughelli-Warri Road.
The manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing.”
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