Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have killed 10 suspected kidnappers in the Kwale area of Delta State.
This was disclosed by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement, on Sunday.
Edafe said following an intelligence-led investigation, a combined team of the Police force moved to the hideout of the suspected kidnappers, who engaged the Police in a gun duel.
The statement read, “Following killings, arsons, kidnapping, armed robbery attacks on innocent civilians and policemen while on duty, and their rifles taken away, the Command never relented on its effort towards arresting and ensuring that the hoodlums are brought to book.
“Consequently, the Command went on intelligence led investigation, and on May 21, at about 5 am, the Commissioner of Police, detailed a combined team of the State Anti-Kidnapping/Cybercrime Squad, Dragon patrol teams, RRS Operatives, and anti-cult volunteers from Agbor, Ekwoma, Igbodo, Ibusa, Abavo, Kwale respectively. The combined team embarked on a sting operation and stormed the hideouts of daredevil kidnappers/armed robbers around the Kwale axis.
“The hoodlums, who were armed with AK47 rifles and charms, on sighting the police shot sporadically at them, and the team equally engaged them in a fierce gun battle. Due to the superior firepower of the police, 10 of the suspected kidnappers/armed robbers were successfully neutralised, while others escaped with gunshot injuries.
He said items recovered in the raid include five AK 47 rifles, six magazines, and 117 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
Edafe, who quoted the commissioner of police Ari Mohammed, assured residents that the Command will continue to sustain the tempo, and also urged members of the public, vigilantes, anti-cult volunteers, and other non-state actors, to continue to partner with the police, with a view to ensuring that the state will never be a safe haven for criminals.
