Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Rescue Victim

A kidnapped victim has been rescued by the Delta State Police Command after the DPO Oghara police station received information from members of the community that some persons suspected to be kidnappers were sighted in a white Benz GLK with reg. No ABC-448-HC around the Ogharake community on the 17th of August 2023.

A statement by the DSP Bright Edafe on Friday revealed that DPO Oghara promptly mobilized and led a team of the Command’s Anti-cult unit alongside the divisional patrol team to the area with the support of community youth and local vigilantes.

“The team embarked on a serious patrol of the area until about 2150 hours when the policemen sighted the said vehicle and on getting closer to the vehicle, the hoodlums abandoned the car and escaped into the bush. Upon search of the vehicle, the kidnapped victim was rescued and twenty (20) rounds of 7.62 AK-47 live ammunition were recovered.”

Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was kidnapped in Sapele at ghe entrance of his apartment on the same date at about 19:00 hours.

“The victim has since been reunited with his family while a manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.”