The Delta State Police Command has neutralized a notorious suspected kidnapper, OBJ, and arrested three gang members with gunshot injuries in Ughelli area of Warri.
According to Delta State Police Publlic Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, OBJ’s end of the road came “following reports of kidnapping and armed robbery operations in Ughelli, Warri and environs, Deputy Commissioner of Police operations, DCP Johnson Adenola, mandated all Divisional Police Officers in the Command to gather intelligence and ensure that the ugly trend was nipped in the bud.
“In compliance with this directive, on April 30,at about 1.30 am ,acting on information received via intelligence gathered on an armed robbery gang that snatched one AK47 rifle from a police officer and also allegedly kidnapped and murdered one Godspower Emmanuel, after collecting #400,000 ransom, were sited in a hotel in Agbarho, the DPO Ovwian Aladja division, CSP Aliyu Shaba, mobilized and led detectives to the area in search of them. While the search was ongoing, the suspects sighted the policemen from hiding and opened fire, which the police equally responded. During the gun duel, Felix (a.k.a OBJ), was shot and later confirmed dead at the hospital, while three other suspects : Stephen Precious ,19, Godstime Sunday, 28, and Apene Prince, 28, were arrested with bullet injuries. “One AK 47 rilfe with breech no. 19617, 18 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one English double barrel gun, 11 Android phones, two botton phones, one long knife, one suspected stolen white coloured GLK Mercedes Benz,with registration number:YAB 733 BK, two bottles of codeine, two wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered. Investigation is ongoing”.
