The police have rescued a 17-year-old kidnapped victim from the den of his abductors in Delta State.
The two suspects, Oti Shevire, 32 years and another simply identified as Amos, were being beaten by a mob before the police came to the scene.
“On 17/8/2022 at about 1345hours, Policemen attached to Eagle-Net patrol team while on visibility and confidence building patrol along Effurun roundabout, Warri, saw a large crowd beating two boys.
The Police rushed to the scene and rescued the boys from the mob. On the spot inquiry, it was discovered that they were suspected kidnappers.
“A woman also accused the boys of kidnapping her 17 year old son earlier that day”.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SDP Edafe Bright on Sunday August 21st 2022, disclosed that “upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime.
The image maker revealed that the suspect led the Policemen to their hideout, where the victim was rescued.
He said they are currently receiving treatment and are in custody while investigation is ongoing.
In another development, Police operatives attached to Dragon 26 and Dragon 29 while on intensive stop and search duty along Warri/Sapele road, intercepted a Volkswagen Jetta commercial vehicle with reg. no. PTN 242 TA, conveying some passengers from Sapele to Warri.
The team subjected the passengers to a search, during which one locally made cut-to-size gun loaded with two live Cartridges was recovered from one Aaron Uko aged 22yrs of Sapele, saying that the suspect concealed the gun in his body close to his private part.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that he bought the gun in the year 2018 from a man nicknamed “OSE” for N27, 000 and buried it in his house before leaving for Ghana.
“He was arrested and taken into custody, the exhibit recovered, and investigation is ongoing”.
The Commissioner of Police use this medium to disabuse the minds of residents in the State from jungle justice, as no one has the right to take laws into his or her hands.
“Anyone found culpable will face the full wrath of the law. The CP assures Deltans that the Command is determined to reduce crime to the barest level in the State. He adjured residents to trust the process and believe in the Command as criminal arrested will not go unpunished”, the release added.
