BY JAMES IGBINOSA
Police have nabbed 38 year-old Cameroonian and two other Suspected kidnappers while attempting to abduct unsuspecting residents of Warri for ransom.
Thepolice spokeman, SP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the arrest gave the names of others as, Yakubu Ya’u, 20 year, from Kaduna State and Musa Yakubu ‘m’ age 25yrs from Kogi State.
Edafe explained that the Suspects were kidnapping incidents in the Warri axis, and kidnapping was being carried out by Yakubu Ya’u, who resides in Kaduna, but always comes to Oha and Ughwagba Communities in Okpe council of the State to kidnap unsuspecting residents for ransom.
He said the Police got winds of the Suspects carrying out their oparations on May 11, 2024 at about 1743hrs, and immediately swung into action to do the needful.
” And following combined effort from police operatives of the command and operatives from the Force Intelligence Unit, Abuja on the hideout of the suspect, the DPO Orerokpe, CSP Paul Oboware, immediately mobilized and led his patrol teams to the hideout in Warri, and after a painstaking search of the entire area, the said Yakubu Ya’u was arrested.
“Preliminary investigation and interrogation of the suspect led to the arrest of two other key gang members: one Musa Yakubu ‘m’ age 25yrs from Kogi State and one Abdulahi Mohammed ‘m’ age 38yrs from Cameroon, at about 1049hrs.
According to him, the suspects were allegedly responsible for several kidnapping incidents in Orerokpe, Sapele, Warri, and environs.
He said at their hideout in Ughwagba community in Okpe local government area of the State, two Automatic Pump Action Guns, One Live Cartridge, and one knife hidden and buried in the bush were recovered.
Bright Edafe disclosed that Preliminary investigations in the matter are still ongoing, while efforts to arrest other fleeing members of the gangs are on top gear.
The Police image maker also confirmed the arrest of a 31 year Chinedu Okolo residing at Ezhionum Community.
According to Edafe, at 0300hr, the DPO Obiaruku Division received a report from a distress caller, that he was being bullied and forced into a cult initiation.
On the strength of the complaint, the Police mobilized and arrested the suspect, Chinedu Okolo with one Locally Made Double Barrel Pistol and the handset forcefully taken from his victim were recovered, instantly.
Following this development, the CP Abaniwonda Olufemi cautioned the youths to shun all forms of criminality, cultism, and abuse of drugs.
He reassured the public that the police would not relent in pursuit of those who seek to disrupt the collective peace of the state.
