The Delta state police Command on Tuesday arrested two notorious kidnappers and armed robbers in separate operations in the state.
In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, the kidnappers were arrested in a thick forest in Egbudu-Aka community in Aniocha south local government area, while the armed robbers were nabbed at Ekuku Agbor community.
The PPRO said, “On 25/3/2024 at about 2030hrs, while a concerned citizen (name withheld) was going about his hunting in the thick forest in Egbudu-Akah community Aniocha South LGA, he sighted a group of people suspected to be kidnappers, and their helpless kidnapped victims. He quickly ran out from the bush and reported what he had seen to the police.
“Upon receiving this information, the DPO in a meticulously coordinated operation, mobilised his patrol team and men of the vigilante, as they charged swiftly into the forest on a rescue mission. While the operatives were about to draw close to the den of these kidnappers, they were sighted by the suspected kidnappers which necessitated the criminals to take to run as they exchanged fire with the team of officers in a bid to escape.”
