•Seven kidnap suspects killed, policemen injured in crossfire •Nine kidnap victims rescued By Evelyn Usman In a move to nip activities of kidnappers, cultists, and other criminals in the bud, the Delta State Police Command has rejigged its crime-fighting strategies. Kidnap and killing in different communities in the state by herders and some youths as well as attacks on policemen by gunmen have been a major challenge confronting the state. As first step in addressing these challenges, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Alli , upon assumption of office five months ago, charged all Divisional Police Officers,DPO to guard their areas of jurisdiction well, with a threat to remove any one in whose jurisdiction cases of kidnap, cultism or armed robbery were recorded three times.
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Delta police command’s war against kidnapping, cultism
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•Seven kidnap suspects killed, policemen injured in crossfire
•Nine kidnap victims rescued
By Evelyn Usman
In a move to nip activities of kidnappers, cultists, and other criminals in the bud, the Delta State Police Command has rejigged its crime-fighting strategies.
Kidnap and killing in different communities in the state by herders and some youths as well as attacks on policemen by gunmen have been a major challenge confronting the state.
As first step in addressing these challenges, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Alli , upon assumption of office five months ago, charged all Divisional Police Officers,DPO to guard their areas of jurisdiction well, with a threat to remove any one in whose jurisdiction cases of kidnap, cultism or armed robbery were recorded three times.
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Published 27 April 2021
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The Delta State Police Command has arrested three kidnappers at the point of collecting ransom and rescued the victim at Nigercat Ekpan in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the a, DSP Bright Edafe, stated this on Monday.
He stated, “A complaint was received by DPO, ‘A’ Division, Warri, on April 23 that one Peter Okologo, 26, was kidnapped.
“It was gathered that 25-year-old Ejiro John of Ogbori community in Warri led a group of armed men, some of who were alleged to be in military uniform and armed with guns and other weapons.
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The Police Command in Delta State has confirmed the arrest of three suspected kidnappers and the rescue of their victim.
The Command’s acting spokesman, DSP Edafe Bright, who confirmed the development to newsmen in Warri on Monday, identified the victim as Peter Okologo.
Bright said the suspects were arrested after a complaint was received by the DPO ‘A’ Division, Warri, CSP Mahmud that on April 23.
“One of the suspects from Ogbori community in Warri led a group of armed men, alleged to be in military uniforms with guns and other weapons, stormed Okologo’s house and whisked him away to an unknown destination after firing gun shots.
Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 3 suspects in Delta
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By Festus Ahon, Asaba
The Delta State Police Command, Tuesday, said it has rescued one Peter Okologo who was kidnapped by armed in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the State and arrested three persons in connection with the kidnap.
The Acting Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the State, DSP Bright Edafe in a statement, said 40 suspected cultists and some persons who claimed to be members of a vigilante group who were watching over the suspected cultists were also arrested.
Edafe in the statement said: “On the 24/04/2021 at about 1000hrs, a complaint was received by the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri, CSP T.Y. Mahmud that on the 23/04/2021 at 2100hrs that while the complainant was with her boyfriend one Peter Okologo ‘m’ age 26yrs, resident of Nigercat Ekpan in Uvwie local government area, one Ejiro John ‘m’ age 25yrs of Ogbori Community in Warri led a group of armed men, some of them were alleged to b