…Recovers Guns, Amunition
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye
As part of efforts and strategies put in place by the Delta State Police Command in checking activities of kidnappers and armed robbers in Warri, Ughelli and environs, two kidnap victim was on May 31, 2023 rescued after fierce gun battle between police operatives and suspected kidnappers along the Warri/Sapele road.
According to a statement issued by the commands spokes person, DSP Bright Edafe, and made available to SouthernVoicenews, stated that the DPO of Ovwian-Aladja Police Division, CSP Aliyu Shaba received a distress call informing him of a couple that was kidnapped and their lexus Jeep (registration number withheld) also taken away.
He said the DPO swiftly trailed the escape route of the suspected kidnappers and eventually intercepted the vehicle along Warri-Sapele road by Aziza junction, on sighting the police, the suspects opened fire on the team in a bid to escape, but the police professionally responded, and neutralized two of the suspect in the process, while the other suspects abandoned the kidnapped couples in the vehicle and escaped.
The victims were rescued unhurt while one AK-47 rifle with breach number 16869, forty-six rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, one pump action gun, and thirteen live cartridges were recovered and manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.
The Commissioner of police, CP Wale Abass, while expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the successful operation, admonished other DPO’s to sanitize their areas as well. He noted that the command under his watch will force criminals to relocate from the state or abandon crime totally.
The CP also advised parents and community leaders to advised their youths/wards not to take up arms in order to make a living because they will eventually meet a disastrous end.