An attempted kidnap of a European returnee has been foiled by the combined team of Policemen and local vigilance group in a community in Delta State.
The victim was rescued following a hot argument among the notorious gang which attracted the attention of residents who contacted the vigilance group that called in the police.
It was gathered that the Police received a distress call from the vigilante deployed around Irri Roundabout Oleh, that some hoodlums were sighted near the roundabout and operating in a white Toyota Hilux without a registration number.
The callers stated that in an attempt to kidnap a man (name withheld) who recently returned from Europe, a disagreement ensued among the kidnappers which made residents in the area who became suspicious alert the vigilante.
According to Delta State Police Spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe: “The DPO Oleh, led a combined team of Police operatives/vigilante to the area in a carefully planned operation which led to the arrest of one of the suspects, Davidson Odigho,26, of Irri community in Oleh while other members of the gang escaped in the white Hilux.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped a 63-year-old woman on November 30 and abandoned her when they noticed that the police were closing in on them. The suspect led police operatives to his house where one Ak 47 rifle,19 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, one magazine, one pump action gun, and 26 live cartridges were concealed in a sack bag and buried in the compound were recovered. Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.
” Commissioner of Police Mr. Mohammed Ali while appreciating the efforts of all stakeholders in the fight against crimes and criminality also admonish Deltans to be law-abiding and always give credible information to the police for a safer Delta state”.
