By Okosun Dennis
The Delta State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 26 years Davidson Odigho of Irri community in Oleh, a notorious kidnapper who had adopted a 63 years old woman on November 26, 2021.
He was arrested on November 30, 2021, about 2200hrs, while acting on information received from a motorcyclist that a lady (Name withheld), age 63 years of Ughelli town was seen with two boys armed with machetes in an isolated place along Irri-Aviara community road and suspected them to be kidnappers.
As a result, the Divisional Police Officer, Oleh Division, Superintendent Paul Oboware swiftly mobilized and led Police patrol teams in a combined effort with Irri vigilante and cordoned the surrounding bushes. The hoodlums on sighting the police abandoned the victim and escaped into the bush.
According to the spokesperson of Delta State Police Command, DSP Edafe Bright disclosed in a statement on Sunday that investigation later revealed that the victim was kidnapped in November at Olori road Ughelli on her way home.
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, therefore, mandated the DPO to ensure that the hoodlums were arrested and brought to book.
In compliance with the directive of the CP, the DPO Oleh division embarked on an intelligence-led investigation by deploying operatives and vigilante who strategically deployed for the purpose of getting useful information with a view to arresting those hoodlums and brought them to book.
Consequently, their efforts paid off on December 2, 2021 about 2143hrs, when he received another distressed call from the vigilante deployed around Irri roundabout Oleh, that some hoodlums were sighted near the roundabout and were operating in a white Toyota Hilux without the registration number.
He further stated that in an attempt to kidnap one man (name withheld) who recently returned from Europe, a disagreement ensued among themselves which made residents in the area who became suspicious and alerted the vigilante.
The gallant DPO Oleh again led a combined team of Police operatives/vigilante to the area in a carefully planned operation which led to the arrest of one of Davidson Odigho of Irri community in Oleh while other members of the gang escaped with the white Hilux.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the 63-year-old woman on November 30, 2021 and abandoned her when they noticed that the police were closing in on them.
The suspect further led the police operatives to his house where one Ak 47 rifle, 19 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, one magazine, one pump action gun and 26 live cartridges were concealed in a sack bag and buried in the compound were recovered. Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.
The CP while appreciating the efforts of all stakeholders in the fight against crimes and criminality also admonish Deltans to be law-abiding and always give credible information to the police for a safer Delta state.
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