Delta police kill 4 suspected kidnappers, recover AK-47 rifle

Operatives of the Delta Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team have killed four suspected kidnappers and recovered an AK-47 rifle during a recent operation.

In a statement made available to journalists on Monday, the Delta Police Commissioner, Olufemi Abaniwonda, through the Command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, revealed that an earlier arrested suspect, who had been attempting to purchase an AK-47, provided information that led to the discovery of the hideout. The suspects were located in a bush along the railway line in Agbarho.

“The suspect during interrogation revealed the the location where the rifle was hidden. The operatives stormed the bush along the railway line in Agbarho where the gang members upon sighting the Police engaged the team in a fierce gun duel, during which four suspected kidnappers sustained serious gunshot injuries. One AK-47 Rifle with one magazine was recovered.

“The injured suspects were taken to the general hospital Ughelli for treatment but were later confirmed dead by the doctor. Corpses have been deposited at the hospital morgue while the effort to trail and arrest the fleeing hoodlums is ongoing,” Edafe’s statement read.