Police rescue victim, kill suspected kidnapper in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has killed a suspected kidnapper in Ozoro community of Isoko North Local Government Area of the state.

The police command, in the process, also rescued a victim.

The spokesperson of the police command, DSP Bright Edafe, made this revelation, Wednesday in Warri.

He revealed that information about the incident got to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ozoro division, CSP Ogedengbe Areguamen, on Tuesday.

“The DPO upon receiving the information on Dec. 13, at  about 0200hours, mobilised and led Police operatives/vigilantes to Owelogbo Road, and other exit routes in Ozoro in a bid to rescue the kidnapped victim.

“Their effort paid off when they sighted a Corolla car with a registration number that matched the description given by the distress caller.

He added: “In an attempt to intercept them, the suspects abandoned the victim in the trunk of the car, disembarked from the vehicle, fired some shot while escaping into a nearby bush.”

The spokesperson of the police command revealed that the police officers trailed them and were able to kill one of them while they were trying to escape.

He revealed that the police officers rescued the victim and was hospitalized for medical attention.

He added that the police officers recovered a vehicle and one double barrel gun.

Edafe revealed that the police officers were making efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects.