The policing strategies implemented by the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, are yielding positive results in Delta State, as the state’s Police Command has apprehended three kidnap suspects.
The suspects were identified as Blessing Deco, 22, James Aboyo, aged 21, and Solomon Gbolode.
One Ese-Oghene Ezekiel was suspected to be the mastermind behind the kidnapping of his brother and members of his household in Oha community, Okpe Local Government Area of the state in September, during which his brother’s wife, Regina Ogana, was fatally shot.
Under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, to the Divisional Police Officer, Oreorokpe Division, CSP Paul Oboware, Blessing, Aboyo, and Gbolode were apprehended in connection with the crime.
In a statement released by the Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, on Monday, it was revealed that Aboyo and Gbolode were arrested in Ofuoma, Ughelli North LGA, on October 13, 2023.
Upon their arrest, the team proceeded to conduct a thorough search at the premises and hideout, where four AK-47 rifles, one pump action, one locally-made single-barrel cut-to-size pistol, 58 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, 13 live cartridges, five packs of improvised explosive devices, six detonators, and eight empty magazines were recovered.
“The suspects, who confessed to their involvement in the crime and other kidnapping incidents in the state, are currently in custody, assisting police investigations, while a manhunt for the other fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.
“The Command is thus calling on every Deltan to be involved in the efforts by volunteering useful information to aid the command’s operation.
“The Commissioner of Police has also extended his commendation to the officers behind this feat, urging them to sustain the tempo while admonishing other officers to emulate them,” the statement noted.
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