By Sunday Apah
The police in Delta State have killed six suspected kidnappers and arrested seven others at different locations within the state.
In a statement issued by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on Tuesday, it was stated that on July 12, 2025, at about 0630 hours, the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, led by CSP Godwin Osadolor, trailed suspected kidnappers terrorizing Delta State to their hideout in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.
During the operation, a suspected kidnapper named Sanusi Abdulahi was arrested in possession of a ransom of five million Naira (#5,000,000), which was part of the ransom collected from one of their victims.
Preliminary investigations revealed that they were allegedly responsible for a series of kidnappings in Ibusa, Ogwashi-Ukwu, Obulu-Okiti, Isele-Ukwu, Isele-Asagba, and most recently, the kidnapping of a young lady at Ogwashi-Ukwu on July 9, 2025.
The police also reported that the suspect led operatives to their hideout at Second Deputy and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested.
Additionally, on July 9, 2025, at about 0835 hours, along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway near the Unenurhei axis, operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team conducted a sting operation and raided the hideout of Solomon Danisco, aka “Picolo,” Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, and Whisky Rufus, aka “Asawana,” a native of Ewu community.
According to the statement, “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 dead, while two others are still receiving treatment. Exhibits recovered include four locally-made guns and nineteen rounds of live cartridges.”
