The Nigeria Police has disclosed that its operatives attached to the Delta State Command neutralized four kidnappers in a gun duel at a forest along the Asaba/Agbor expressway in the state.
ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, in a statement said the operation followed the arrest of Abubakar Usman, alias Shehu, the leader of a notorious kidnapping gang.
Adejobi explained that Shehu confessed to multiple crimes, including the kidnapping of a medical doctor in Issele-uku, Delta State, and the kidnapping and murder of the wife and daughter of Mr Godwin Anuka in Ogwashi-Uku
The Force PRO stated that the suspect further led operatives to the gang’s hideout in a forest along Asaba/Agbor expressway, where the operatives encountered the rest of the gang and came under heavy fire.
“In the ensuing gun duel, the operatives successfully neutralized 4 members of the gang and recovered 3 AK-47 rifles and 90 rounds of Live Ammunition, ” he revealed..
In another development, Adejobi further said, on the 10th of April 2025, Police operatives attached to the Kano State Command, acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Abdul Sadiq, 43 yrs, Ahmad Muazu, 22 yrs, and Aliyu Sharif ‘m’ 40 yrs at Dorayi babba, Kano State.
“Further investigation led to the recovery of 15 locally fabricated revolver rifles, 102 live cartridges, and 6 expended cartridges from the suspects.
” Investigations are being intensified to locate the factory where these illegal arms are being produced and arrest other culprits, he added
