Police Storm Kidnappers’ Hideout In Forest Between Issele-asagba, Otulu,, Kill Five In Shootout, Recover 3 Ak-47, Others

By Daniel Dafe

Operatives of CP-Special Assignment team on 21st April 2025, acting on intelligence relating to kidnapping in Ubuluku, isseluku, issele-Asagba and environs by one Bellow Abubakar and his gang members, stormed one of their hideouts in Agu-Amawbia forest, Anambra state.

Police Public Relations, Delta State Command, SP. Edafe Bright, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, added that “during the raid of the suspects hideout in the forest, the operatives recovered one Ak-47 rifle, one hundred and thirty-two rounds of live ammunition.”

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The PPRO said investigation was extended to another of their hideouts in a forest between Issele-Asagba and Utulu, where the said Bellow Abubakar and his gang members were waiting in ambush.

The suspected kidnappers are said to have attacked the policemen in a fierce gun battle but the team who were aware of the battle ahead reciprocated in like manner, adding: “The suspects could not withstand the firepower of the operatives, and ran in different direction with various degrees of bullet injuries.”

According to the statement, “five of the suspects including the said bellow Abubakar who could not escape due to the severity of their injuries were taken to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.”

Two additional AK-47 rifles and eighteen (18) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition were recovered in the forest.

“Manhunt for other injured fleeing suspects is ongoing,” the statement concluded.