POLICE operatives shot dead a member of a suspected kidnap gang while rescuing a victim in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State.
DSP Bright Edafe, the State Command’s Public Relations Officer, said in a statement that the deceased died after a gunfight with police officers
“On the 06/03/2023 at approximately 0015hrs, the DPO Ozoro Division received a distress call that one man (name withheld) was kidnapped and is being conveyed in his Toyota Corolla car, and that the kidnappers were along Akiweh express heading towards Ozoro town,” according to the statement.
“The DPO Ozoro Division, CSP Ogedengbe Areguamen, quickly mobilized and led a combined team of Police and vigilantes from the Ozoro and Akiweh communities.
They caused a minor traffic snarl and were conducting a thorough stop and search when they spotted the aforementioned Toyota Corolla vehicle.
In an attempt to stop the vehicle, the driver made a U-turn in an attempt to flee, but the team pursued them and demobilized the vehicle, causing the suspects to abandon the victim and flee to the bush while firing at the Police.”
In the ensuing gun duel, one of the suspects later identified as Oghene Fejiro ‘m’ 27 years of Oleh was arrested with gunshot injuries.
One cut-to-size double barrel gun and two live cartridges were recovered, and the kidnapped victim from Effurun, along with his Toyota car, was rescued unharmed.
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