Delta police recover arms, ammunition from suspected kidnappers, cultists

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Delta police recover arms, ammunition from suspected kidnappers, cultists

The Delta State Police Command has recovered some arms and ammunition from kidnappers and cultists in Oghara.

The arms include an AK-47 rifle, magazines, an English pump action gun and a locally made cut-to-size gun.

The kidnappers were apprehended last week while students of Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara were having their graduation ceremony.

The Police, Oghara Division received credible information that some suspected kidnappers had already perfected plans to kidnap guests who came to attend the ceremony.

The DPO Oghara Division, CSP, Olasunkanmi Musiliu acting on this information reacted swiftly, mobilized and led operatives of Oghara Division to their hideout in a bush along Otefe/Ovade Legit Road.

The suspected kidnappers on sighting the Police took to their heels and escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries from the gun duel with the Police but their ammunition was recovered.

Similarly last week. Police anti-crime patrol team of Oghara Division while on stop and search along Otefe Ijomi Community Road, recovered one locally made cut-to-size gun with six live cartridges

The police intercepted a motorcycle carrying one Ovoke Benedict aged 22 yrs “m'” a native of Ughelli north LGA, and a computer science student of Delta State Polytechnic Otefe, Oghara and one Fredrick Urhoborume “m” aged 23yrs, of Ughelli north LGA, and a student of Business Administration Delta State Polytechnic Otefe Oghara, subjected them to a search during which a gun was recovered.

The preliminary investigation revealed that they are suspected members of Arrow Barger Confraternity.

SP. Edafe Bright, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Delta Command, confirmed the recoveries and arrests and that the investigation is ongoing.