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Police operatives in Delta have arrested five kidnap suspects and recovered assorted weapons in the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in Warri.
Edafe said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday within the Jedo/Ughoton/Warri axis of the state by operatives of the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cybercrime Squad.
He said: “Acting on credible intelligence, the operatives carried out a coordinated follow-up operation in connection with reported cases of kidnapping and armed robbery across Obinoba, Obiaruku, Abraka, Ororokpe, and surrounding communities.
“The intelligence-led operation saw the operatives discreetly trail a suspect to his criminal hideout on the Jedo/Ughoton/Warri axis of the state.
“Upon storming the location, the principal suspect and four others were arrested, while other members of the syndicate fled through adjoining creeks and waterways.”
The spokesman listed items recovered from the suspects to include one AK-47 rifle with 12 rounds of live ammunition, and one locally fabricated Beretta-style pistol with three rounds of 9 mm live ammunition.
Others were one Mercedes-Benz GLK, one battle axe, illicit substances in commercial quantity and a Point-of-Sale (PoS) machine.
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