Delta Police Apprehend Kidnapping Gang In Agbarho Hotel

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Following reports of kidnapping and armed robbery operations in Ughelli, Warri and environs, the Deputy Commissioner of Police operations, DCP Johnson Adenola has mandated all divisional police officers in the Command to gather intelligence and ensure that this ugly trend is nipped in the bud.

To this end, the Delta State police Command acting on information received via intelligence gathered, have arrested an armed robbery gang said to have snatched one AK47 rifle from a police officer, allegedly kidnapped and murdered one Godspower Emmanuel after collecting four hundred thousand naira ransom.

The gang was sited at a hotel in Agbarho. The DPO Ovwian Aladja division, CSP Aliyu Shaba mobilized and led detectives to the area. Following a gun duel, one Felix A.K.A “OBJ” was shot and later confirmed dead at the hospital, while three other suspects namely Stephen Precious, a 19 years old, Godstime Sunday, 28 years old, and Apene Prince,28 years old, were arrested with various degrees of bullet injuries.

One AK 47 rifle, eighteen (18) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one English double barrel gun, eleven (11) Android phones, two button phones, one long knife, one suspected stolen white coloured GLK Mercedes Benz, two bottles of codeine, two wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered.