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Operatives of the Command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad have arrested a twenty-six (26)-year-old suspected kidnapper, Lawal Tasiu, who has been terrorizing the Ibusa/Ogwashi-Uku/Issele-Azagba environs over a kidnap incident at Itego Community, Ibusa, near Asaba, Delta State.
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, who made this known on Thursday, said the suspect was arrested on 12/5/2025 at about 1030hrs after a hot chase.
He disclosed this at a press briefing in Asaba.
CP Abaniwonda said, “On 12/5/2025 at about 1030hrs, acting on credible intelligence relating to a kidnap incident at Itego Community, Ibusa, where one man (name withheld) was kidnapped and an undisclosed amount was paid as ransom…”
According to CP Abaniwonda, “The Commander, Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad, swiftly mobilized operatives and stormed Koka Junction, Asaba, where one of the suspects, later identified as Lawal Tasiu, 26 years old and a resident of FCT Abuja, was arrested after a hot chase.
“Upon search of the suspect, the sum of N900,000 was recovered from him.
“During interrogation, the suspect stated that he is a member of a syndicate terrorizing the Ibusa/Ogwashi-Uku/Issele-Azagba environs and that the money in his possession was part of his share of the ransom collected.”
He added that, “On 13/05/2025 at about 0630hrs, the suspect led operatives to their hideout at the Issele-Azagba area, where one AK-47 rifle, one (1) pump-action gun, two (2) AK-47 magazines, and eighty-seven (87) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered.”
Police arrest 26-year-old suspected kidnapper, recover N900,000 ransom share
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