Abducted Woman Rescued in Delta as Police Engage Kidnappers in Gun Duel; Arrest Robbery Suspects

A 27-year-old woman kidnapped in Ibusa community, Oshimili North local government area of Delta state.has been rescued by the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime squad of the Delta State Police Command.

She was rescued during a gun-duel between the police and her captors.

The lady (name withheld), was kidnapped on March 12 and taken to a building site beside Obosi River along Ibusa/Ogwashi-Uku Road.

Following intelligence gathered on the reported incident,the state commissioner of Police, Delta state Command, CP Aina Adesola, was said to have directed the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime squad to ensure that the victim is rescued unhurt and also ensure the possible arrest of the suspects.

Delta Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe who confirmed this in a statement on Monday, said that following the directive, on March 19, the Commander command Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime squad led operatives in the trail of the kidnappers.

He said that upon approaching their hideout, the kidnappers opened fire on the team, and the operatives responded with superior firepower, causing the kidnappers to succumb and subsequently flee the scene, abandoning their captives.

Subsequently, “the victim was rescued and taken to General Hospital for treatment. Efforts to arrest the suspects are ongoing”.

Meanwhile, operatives of Owa-Oyibu Police Division has arrested one Sunday Blessing in possession of a locally made Beretta pistol after allegedly robbing a POS operator.

According to Edafe, “on March 18, the DPO Owa-Oyibu division received a distress call from Uwalade Street, off Pipeline Boji Boji Owa, that at about 0745hrs, one Sunday Blessing and two others came to a POS stand at Diffrey Road by Ebu Owa Market, robbed a POS operator of the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Naira (#600,000) at gunpoint.

“Acting swiftly, the DPO detailed operatives from the Division who acted swiftly and arrested the suspect, identified as Sunday Blessing and a locally made Beretta pistol was recovered. The suspect is in custody, and investigation is ongoing”.