Police kill four suspected kidnappers in Delta 

Operatives of the CP Special Assignment team, attached to Delta State Police command, have reportedly killed four suspended kidnappers in a gun battle in Agbarho, Ughelli North council of the state.

The command spokesperson, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the killing said one of the suspects was earlier arrested when he was seeking to buy AK 47 rifle ammunition at about 2330hrs on March 9, 2025.

Edafe said when the suspect was interrogated by the team, he revealed the location where the rifle was hidden, and the hideout of other members of the gang.

“The operatives stormed the bush along the railway line in Agbarho where the gang members upon sighting the Police engaged the team in a fierce gun duel, during which four suspected kidnappers sustained serious gunshot injuries while one AK-47 Rifle with one magazine was recovered.

“The injured suspects were taken to the general hospital Ughelli for treatment but were later confirmed dead by the doctor”, he explained.

He stated that their corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue while the effort to trail and arrest the fleeing hoodlums is ongoing.

In a related development, the Police attached to Ibusa division in Oshimili North, on March 12, 2025, at about 1100hours, arrested a suspected kidnapper, one Abdulahi Isah.

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According to Bright Edafe, an indigene of Ibusa (name withheld) reported at Ibusa Police station that his friend’s wife was kidnapped on March 7, 2025 and an undisclosed ransom was paid to the abductors.

He said the man informed the Police that he personally paid the money and delivered some food items to the kidnappers.

“Following the useful information provided by the man the DPO Ibusa Police Station swiftly mobilized the patrol team of Ibusa division alongside vigilantes and stormed the bush where the Suspect who is currently at the Police custody, was arrested”, he said.