The Delta State Police Command has smashed a notorious kidnap syndicate terrorising communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state and arrested five suspects.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 said the sum of N5m being part of the ransom money collected from one of their victims was also recovered during the arrest.
In another development, operatives of the CP-Special assignment team neutralized six suspected kidnappers during a fierce gun duel in their hideout along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway and recovered four locally-made guns as well as 19 rounds of live cartridges.
“On 12th July 2025 at about 0630hrs, the command Special Anti-kidnapping and cyber crime squad, CSP Godwin Osadolor led operatives and trailed suspected kidnappers terrorising Delta State to their hideout at Ogwashi Ukwu in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State, where a suspected kidnapper named Sanusi Abdulahi was arrested in possession of ransom of Five Million Naira (#5,000,000) which was part of the ransom they collected from one of their victims,” the statement read.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that they were allegedly responsible for a series of kidnappings at Ibusa Ogwashi-Ukwu, Ubulu-Okiti, Isele-Ukwu, Isele-Asagba and most recently the kidnapping of a young lady at Ogwash-Ukwu on the 9th July 2025.
“The suspect led the operatives to their hideout at Second Deputy, and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested. Investigation is ongoing.
“On the 9th of July, 2025, at about 0835 hrs., along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway, near the Unenurhei axis, Operatives of CP-Special assignment team in a sting operation raided the hideout of Solomon Danisco aka “Picolo”, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, Whisky Rufus, aka “Asawana”, a native of Ewu community.
“During the operation, the suspects, heavily armed, engaged the operatives in a fierce gun duel during which the suspects and their gang members sustained serious gunshot injuries.
“They were taken to the hospital, where six of them were confirmed d3ad while two others are still receiving treatment. Exhibit recovered includes four (4) locally-made guns and nineteen (19) rounds of live cartridges.”
The Delta State police commissioner, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, while commending officers and men of the command, warned criminals that the state is no longer safe for criminal elements.
