By Ebinum Samuel
In its avowal to make Delta state peaceful and crime free, the Command, through the spokesman, SP Bright Edafe said six kidnappers has fell to superior fire power of the police in a gun battle with its operatives, arrested five kidnappers, recovers N5m ransom and various arms .
According to Edafe, on 12th July 2025 at about 0630hrs, the command Special Anti-kidnapping and cyber crime squad, CSP Godwin Osadolor led operatives and trailed suspected kidnappers terrorising Delta State to their hideout at Ogwashi Ukwu in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State, where a suspected kidnapper named Sanusi Abdulahi was arrested in possession of ransom of N5m which was part of the ransom they collected from one of thier victims. Preliminary investigation revealed that they were allegedly responsible for a series of kidnappings at Ibusa Ogwash-Ukwu, Obulu-Okiti, Isele-Ukwu, Isele-Asagba and most recently the kidnapping of a young lady at Ogwash-Ukwu on the 9th July 2025. The suspect, Edafe revealed led the operatives to their hideout at Second Deputy, and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested.
similarly, Edafe disclosed that on the 9th of July, 2025, at about 0835 hrs, along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway, near the Unenurhei axis, Operatives of CP-Special assignment team in a sting operation raided the hideout of Solomon Danisco a.k.a Picolo, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, Whisky Rufus, a.k.a Asawana,a native of Ewu community. 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, according to the image maker, includes four locally-made guns and nineteen rounds of live cartridges.
Concluding, Edafe released these numbers below as the commands’ dedicated control room phone numbers:
– 08036684974
– 08114895600
– 08025666914