Delta: Police Rescues Kidnapped Victim, Kills Gang Kingpin, Arrests 13 Cultists

Operatives of Dragon 18 Patrol team of the Delta State Police Command, have rescued a 62-year-old man who was kidnapped in Afiesere axis of Ughelli, Delta State.

BIGPENNGR reports that the victim (name withheld) was kidnapped at about 1850hrs on February 24, at the entrance of his gate in Afiesere road, Ughelli.

He was rescued same day by the police operatives while on routine stop and search duty at ECN/Otu-Jeremi Aladja road by Ewhrekekan junction.

State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Bright Edafe who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said that the patrol team while on the checkpoint observed a Mercedes Benz ML 350 and Lexus 350 parked by the road side.

He said while observing the two vehicles, a kidnapped victim, on sighting the police raised the alarm that he has been kidnapped.

Similarly, DSP Edafe said, on February 25, at about 1420hrs, Operatives of ‘B’ Division Warri Patrol team while on aberdeen patrol along lower Erejuwa, by old welfare road, received an information that a notorious armed robber popularly known as Getay and his gang that have been on the Command’s wanted list, were operating around the neighborhood.

He said that the team immediately proceeded to the area but upon sighting the Police Patrol team, the hoodlums opened fire on the team and they responded swiftly.

In the ensuing gun duel, Getay who is the leader of the gang sustained gunshot injuries and was taken to the hospital where he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

Saying that investigation is ongoing, he disclosed that one cut-to-size double barrel gun, one (1) live cartridge, two (2) expended cartridges were recovered.

In the same vien, on February 24, at about 2100hrs, the DPO Issele-Uku Division, acting on intelligence that Aiye confraternity will be holding their initiation ceremony at Ukwu Nzu forest, detailed a combined team of police and civilian anti cult to the venue of the initiation and successfully foiled the initiation process.

He said that during the raid, thirteen suspected cultist were arrested, a locally made double barrel shot gun, twenty-five live cartridges, a Toyota Corolla with reg no. GRA 68 SG and a lexus 350 SUV with reg no BDG 689 GQ were recovered.