Operatives of the Nigerian Police have rescued a 63-year-old woman allegedly abducted from Olori road in Ughelli, the administrative headquarter of Ughelli north local government area to Irri-Aviara in Isoko south local government area of Delta State.
A press release on 5th December 2021, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, said: “Investigation later revealed that the victim was kidnapped on the 26/11/2021 at about 1830hrs at Olori road Ughelli on her way home”.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ari Muhammed Ali, had mandated the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Paul Oboware, to ensure that these hoodlums are brought to book.
The image maker stated that a source saw two boys armed with machetes in an isolated place along Irri-Aviara community road and suspects them to be kidnappers.
“The DPO Oleh Division SP Paul Oboware swiftly mobilized and led Police patrol teams in a combined effort with Irri vigilante and cordoned the surrounding bushes. The hoodlums on sighting the police, abandoned the victim and escaped into the bush”.
In an attempt to ensure the bandits were apprehended, the DPO Oleh Division embarked on an intelligence led investigation.
‘Police operatives and vigilante were strategically deployed for the purpose getting useful information with a view to seeing that these hoodlums are arrested and brought to book”
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In another distress call from one of the vigilante deployed around Irri roundabout Oleh, some hoodlums were sighted operating in a white Toyota Hilux without registration number in an attempt to kidnap a man whose identity was not disclosed who recently returned from Europe.
DSP Bright pointed out that disagreement ensued among themselves which made residents in the area who became suspicious to alert the vigilante.
“The gallant DPO Oleh again led a combined team of Police operatives/vigilante to the area in a carefully planned operation which led to the arrest of one of the suspects named Davidson Odigho, aged 26yrs of Irri community in Oleh while other members of the gang escaped in the white Hilux.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the 63-year-old woman on 30/11/2021 and abandoned her when they noticed that the police were closing in on them.
“Suspect led police operatives to his house where one Ak 47 rifle, 19 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, one magazine, one pump action gun and 26 live cartridges concealed in a sack bag and buried in the compound were recovered”, revealing that manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.
