Men of the Delta State Police Command have rescued a victim of kidnapping in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.
Our correspondent gathered that on Thursday at about 8:35 pm, the Divisional Police Officer, Oghara police station received information from members of the community that some persons suspected to be kidnappers were sighted in a white Mercedes Benz around Ogharake community.
The spokesperson for the state Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, said in a signed statement that the DPO swiftly mobilised and led a team of the command’s anti-cult unit alongside the divisional patrol team to the area with the support of the youths and vigilantes.
It was gathered that the team combed the area till about 9:50 pm when the policemen sighted the said vehicle and on getting closer to the vehicle, the hoodlums abandoned it and escaped into the bush.
Edafe said upon a search of the vehicle, the victim was rescued by the operatives, adding that 20 rounds of 7.62 AK-47 live ammunition were recovered.
The PPRO stated that the investigation revealed that the victim was kidnapped at Sapele at the entrance of his apartment on the same date at about 7 pm.
He said the rescued person had been reunited with his family while a manhunt for the fleeing suspects was ongoing.
The state Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, while commending the efforts of the DPO and his men, assured members of the public that the command would continue to embark on a more proactive and intelligence-led operation “to see that these criminal elements are completely flushed out of the state”.
He urged members of the public to assist the police by providing useful, timely and credible information that would aid the force in fighting crime.
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