Police smash kidnap syndicate in Delta, rescue three victims

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, successfully rescued 3 kidnapped victims, and recovered an AK-47 rifle.

This followed a fierce weapon conflict successful Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state, betwixt operatives and the kidnappers.

According to a connection by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, SP Bright Edafe, sequel to a kidnapping study received astatine the Issele-Uku Division connected 16 March 2026, the DPO, CSP Aderemi Badiru, successful collaboration with the military, section vigilante groups, and hunters, swiftly mobilised and launched a coordinated search-and-rescue operation, combing identified hideouts wrong the surrounding bush.

The cognition culminated successful an aggravated speech of gunfire betwixt information operatives and members of the kidnapping syndicate, during which 1 of the suspects was fatally wounded, portion the 3 victims were rescued unharmed and person since been safely reunited with their families.

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