Delta Police Arrests 5 Suspected Kidnappers, Recovers N5m Ransom

*Kills 6 along Ughelli-Patani Road

By; EMMA ARUBI, Warri

The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers terrorizing the state and recovered over #5m ransom.

The arrest was made recently by the Special Anti-kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad led by CSP Godwin Osadolor according to SP Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer in a statement last Tuesday.

The police spokesman said the police trailed the 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 Five Million Naira (#5,000,000) which was part of the ransom collected from a victim.

“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,” he added.

“The suspect led the operatives to their hideout at second Deputy, and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested, noting that investigation is ongoing.

He further revealed 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 aka “Picolo”, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, Whisky Rufus, aka “Asawana”, a native of Ewu community.

The police image maker added that “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. Exhibit recovered includes four (4) locally-made guns and nineteen (19) rounds of live cartridges,” and appealed for more cooperation from the public, saying that security is everybody’s business.