The arrested men, as posted by the state police command
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The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday announced the arrest of five suspects for allegedly kidnapping a 70-year-old woman and collecting the sum of N7.9 million ransom before releasing her.
Disclosing the arrest on its Facebook wall, the police revealed that the Crack Squad attached to the Area Command, Ughelli, nabbed the suspects at their hideout inside a brothel at Ewu Town, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects were identified as Dominic Uweru, Isaac Oghenerukevwe, Oviri Godstime, Junior Sunday and Efedeki Adjovo.
It was gathered that the police got a tip-off about their kidnapping activities and stormed the hideout where they were arrested.
The police disclosed that one single-barrel gun, three locally-made cut to size pistols, the sum of N450,000 suspected to be ransom money, Point of Sales machines, substances suspected to be Indian hemp, among others, were recovered from them.
According to the police: “The suspects have confessed to kidnapping the septuagenarian and collecting N7.9 million as ransom before releasing her.
“They also admitted committing other crimes, including robbery operations in Ughelli and neighbouring communities.
“The suspects are currently in custody and undergoing more interrogations and would be charged to court at the end of the investigation.
“According to him, “On 05/09/24 at 1330hrs Anti-crime patrol team of Aboh division, while on stop and search duty in Aboh town intercepted one motorcycle conveying two occupants carrying a bag, the occupants were subjected to a routine search, while the search was going on, one of them took to his heels and escaped.
“Nine Hundred and Thirty Rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered in the bag. The other suspect Anthony Godday was immediately arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.
“On 12/09/2024 at about 0130hrs Crack Squad attached to Area Command Ughelli acting on a tip off, stormed a brothel cum criminal hideout in Ewu town Ughelli South LGA and arrested five suspects namely; Dominic Uweru, alias Ovwolo, 48, Isaac Oghenerukevwe, alias Plug, 34, Oviri Godstime, Junior Sunday and Efedeki Adjovo.
One single barrel gun, three locally made cut-to-size gun, cash sum of Four hundred and fifty thousand naira (#450,000.00) ransom one Moniepoint POS machine, one OPAY POS machine, wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
“They confessed to various armed robbery/kidnapping operations in Ughelli and environs, including the kidnap of a 70-year-old woman (name withheld) who they kidnapped on 08/09/2024 and collected the sum of Seven million, Nine hundred thousand naira ransom (#7,900,000) on 10/9/2024 before her release. The suspects are in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
“Acting on credible information, operatives of Agbarho police station stormed the house of one Ovoke Enaike m’ age 43yrs an indigene of Ovierie Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State but resides in Ehwerhe Village Agbarho, during the search of his daylong motorcycle with Reg. NO: DTS XLEH 13 WL, a nylon bag containing the following one Locally Fabricated Gun, one live cartridge, and thirty-eight rounds of AK 47 Rifle Ammunition hidden under the motorcycle seat was recovered.
“Suspect in Agbarho Police Custody, efforts are on top gear to arrest the remaining gang members and recover more arms case will be transferred to State Headquarters Asaba, a preliminary investigation is in progress, and further development will be communicated.
“On 09/09/2024 at about 1745hrs on credible intelligence, the commander CP Monitoring SP Inyere Elias Chinedu unit led operatives to KM 9 Asaba/Benin Express Way where two male suspects namely, Olisa Emenoha ‘m’ aged 26yrs of Ifete Awka, Iteke Uchenna Wilson ‘m’ aged 26yrs of road 21 Ngozika Estate Awka both from Anambra State were arrested in possession of Toyota Corolla with REG NO: AWK 597 ND Toyota Camry with REG NO: GDD 149 MA suspected to be stolen and they were about to dispose of the vehicles.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that they are serial car snatchers and one of the vehicles was snatched at a gunpoint in Akwa Ibom State.”
