Police in Delta said its operatives has foiled a kidnap and robbery attempt by a gang of suspected kidnappers around Okwutaiire Community in Okpe LGA, Delta State on Sunday, December 17, 2023.
In a statement made available by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, noted that crime intelligence operations being conducted throughout the ‘Ember’ months period keep yielding positive results adding that the command received credible information about a gang of suspected kidnappers around Okpe LGA, and acting on this information, the Commissioner of Police Delta State Police Command, CP Wale Abass directed the Commander Safer Highway CSP Joseph Onubi to mobilize men deployed around Sapele axis.
The team embarked on an intensive stop and search along Okwutaiire Community Okpe LGA, Delta State, when they sighted a Toyota Camry 2.4 with registration number GGE 645 FM that matched the description given by the informant and heading towards the direction.
The driver on sighting the Police immediately manoeuvre and zoomed off. The police chased them, forcing the driver and another occupant to jump out of the moving vehicle and flee into a nearby bush, abandoning the vehicle and a 54-year-old man.
Upon a search on the vehicle, two (02) AK47 riffles with thirteen (13) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered concealed inside the vehicle engine compartment and in the trunk of the car. Exhibits in custody, and investigation have commenced as effort is being made to arrest the fleeing members of the gang.
CP Wale Abass has reiterated that the Command is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that citizens feel safe during the festive season and beyond. He further urged the public to voluntarily report any suspicious activity within their neighborhoods to the nearest Police Station, through the Public Relations Office or call the control room on 08036684974.