By John Joseph
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A dramatic incident unfolded in Asaba, Delta State, on November 27, 2024, when suspected kidnappers escaped with bullet injuries after a confrontation with the police. The incident occurred at about 2145hrs at Oko Market Road, Asaba, where the kidnappers had abandoned their vehicle and fled into a nearby bush.
According to the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the police recovered several items from the suspects’ abandoned vehicle, including one AK-47 rifle with a defaced breach number, two pump action guns, one magazine, eight rounds of AR live ammunition, and twenty-one rounds of live cartridges concealed under the suspects’ engine compartment.
The police had received a distress call about a kidnap incident along DLA road in Asaba, where four armed hoodlums operating in a Toyota Camry 2.4 Model Reg. No. Enugu BLF 490 AA, kidnapped one male and a female victim and also took a Toyota Camry vehicle belonging to a woman. The Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, directed the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad to ensure that the hoodlums were arrested and the victims rescued.
The squad, led by CSP Labe Joseph, trailed the suspected kidnappers to Ezenei by Asaba/Benin Expressway, where they were forced to abandon their vehicle and flee into a nearby bush with bullet injuries. The police have assured residents that they will go all out to ensure that the fleeing suspects are arrested and brought to book.
The incident highlights the ongoing efforts of the Delta State Police Command to combat kidnapping and other crimes in the state. The command has urged residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the police.
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