Delta Police Rescues Kidnap Victim, Kill 25-year-old Suspect During Gun Duel 

…As police recovers one pump action gun, cartridges

The Delta State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim (name withheld) after killing the prime suspect, a 25-year-old suspected kidnapper identified as one Oghenetega Ovwa of Ugborikoko during a gun duel.

BIGPEN NIGERIA (www.bigpenngr.com) reports that the suspects was reportedly hit by a bullet during a gun duel with members of his gang and police operatives from Agbarho Police Division, near Warri, Delta State, according to Police Public Relation Officer DSP Bright Edafe who confirmed this in a statement on Friday.

Edafe disclosed that the police acting on a tip-off that a victim (name withheld) was kidnapped at Ugborikoko had trailed the kidnappers who were heading toward Agbarho with the victim’s car.

According to him, the DPO Agbarho Division following the incident which happened on Thursday December 28, 2022 at about 2215hrs, deployed operatives to the Warri-Ughelli express-way to carry out intensive stop and search with a view to rescuing the victim and arrest of the suspects.

The police image maker said that while the Police were carrying out the painstakingly duty of stop and search, they intercepted a Mercedez GLK SUV (registration number withheld) that matches the description of the victim’s vehicle.

DSP Edafe disclosed that the suspect who was driving the vehicle, was arrested and upon searching the vehicle, one pump action gun with six (6) rounds of cartridges were recovered.

He added that during the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to being a member of the kidnapping gang that earlier kidnapped the owner of the GLK.

“He led the team to their hideout at Ugborikoko in Warri South LGA,  on arrival at the hideout, his gang members engaged the Police in a gun duel, the suspect was hit during the heavy gun duel, while other members of the gang escaped”, he said.

He said that the victim was rescued unhurt and reunited with his family.

DSP Edafe said that the suspect, who sustained serious gunshot injuries during the gun duel, was taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing, the police spokesman added.