Police recover IEDs, arrest three suspects for kidnapping in Delta

The police command in Delta has arrested three suspects for alleged kidnapping and recovered weapons including five packs of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Bright Edafe, spokesperson of the Delta police, said the suspects were arrested on Friday by police operatives attached to the Orerokpe division in Okpe LGA.

He said Paul Oboware, a divisional police officer, led the anti-crime patrol team to Ofuoma community in Ughelli North to effect the arrest.

Edafe said two male suspects were initially arrested before another suspect was apprehended at their hideout, adding that other members of the gang fled immediately they sighted the police team’s advancement.

“Recall that about two months ago, the command arrested some suspected kidnappers, including Ese-Oghene Ezekiel. He masterminded the kidnap of his brother and members of his household at Oha community, Okpe local government area, when Regina Ogana, his brother’s wife was shot dead,” Edafe said on Monday.

“The initial success notwithstanding, the commissioner of Police in Delta, Wale Abass gave CSP Oboware, the marching orders, to ensure every other persons involved in the crime were brought to book.”

The spokesperson said four AK-47 rifles, one pump action, one locally made single barrel cut-to-size pistol, and 58 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition were among arms and ammunition recovered from the suspects.

Others are 13 live cartridges, five packs of IEDs, six detonators and eight empty magazines recovered from the suspects’ hideout.