Operatives of Decoy squad of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old suspected kidnapper, Emmanuel James, ‘m’, and the syndicate driver, one Ejiro Peter, ‘m’, 25, at Otor-Udu, Ughelli South Local Council of the state.
Spokesperson for the Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police , Bright Edafe, who confirmed the development, said the suspects were arrested on May 11, 2023, at about 23:15hrs.
He said they immediately embarked on a sting operation upon receiving the information and arrested Emmanuel James, who was suspected to be the gang leader. “They confessed to their involvements in series of armed robberies, and kidnapping operations in Ughelli and Warri, which include the kidnap of Mr. and Mrs. Okutonye Efetobore on April 27, 2023, at Ughelli town and after they had collected a N1 million ransom.
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