Ogwashi-Ukwu: Police Arrest 5 Suspected Kidnappers, Recover N5M Ransom Money

…Kill 6 Along Patani-Ughelli Expressway

By Daniel Dafe

The police in Delta State have arrested five suspected kidnappers terrorising the state.

SP Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Asaba, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

According to him, the arrest was made on Friday by the Special Anti-kidnapping and Cyber Crime squad, led by CSP Godwin Osadolor.

The police spokesman said the police trailed the suspected kidnappers terrorising Delta State to their hideout at Ogwashi Ukwu in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State, where a suspected kidnapper named Sanusi Abdulahi was arrested in possession of ransom of Five Million Naira (#5,000,000) which was part of the ransom collected from a victim.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that they were allegedly responsible for a series of kidnappings at Ibusa, Ogwash-Ukwu, Obulu-Okiti, Isele-Ukwu, Isele-Asagba and most recently the kidnapping of a young lady at Ogwash-Ukwu on the 9th July 2025,” he added.

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He continued: “The suspect led the operatives to their hideout at second Deputy, and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested.”

“Investigation is ongoing,” he concluded.

In a related development, “on the 9th of July, 2025, at about 0835 hrs, along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway, near the Unenurhei axis, operatives of CP-Special assignment team in a sting operation raided the hideout of Solomon Danisco aka “Picolo”, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, Whisky Rufus, aka “Asawana”, a native of Ewu community,” the police said.

The police image maker added that “during the operation, the suspects, heavily armed, engaged the operatives in a fierce gun duel during which the suspects and their gang members sustained serious gunshot injuries.”

“They were taken to the hospital, where six of them were confirmed dead while two others are still receiving treatment. Exhibit recovered includes four (4) locally-made guns and nineteen (19) rounds of live cartridges,” he said.

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