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Published 13 May 2021
Men of the Delta State Police Command have rescued a 27-year-old kidnap victim, Jeffrey Emekume, in the Abraka area of the state.
The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, stated this on Wednesday in Asaba.
According to the PPRO, information got to the Divisional Police Officer, Sapele Division, that Emekume was kidnapped on the Eku-Abraka Road while driving his Lexus SUV with number plate RSH 716 AX, with the abductors making a U-turn and head for the Sapele Road.
Edafe said the DPO swiftly led crack teams into the bush and the hoodlum, who could not withstand the relentless effort of the police, abandoned the victim and fled, while the victim was rescued and his vehicle recovered.
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3 suspected kidnappers beaten to death in Delta
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By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha, ASABA
AN angry mob have beaten three suspected kidnappers to death at Oghara community, Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State.
Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Bright Edafe, in a statement yesterday, said the trio were attacked by the mob while attempting to kidnap a victim at Oghara junction.
The statement read: “On the 10/5/2021 at about 1030hrs, information received that mob were attacking three kidnapping suspects who attempted to kidnap a victim whose identity was disclosed at Oghara Junction.
“Consequently, the divisional police officer Oghara division mobilized patrol teams and vigilante teams to the scene and rescued the three suspects which includes one Onome Efetobore ‘m’ a notorious criminal that has been in the police wanted list, Collins (surname unknown) also a known notorious kidnapper and armed robber who escaped from Benin cor