DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND, RESCUES KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARRESTS SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVERS ONE LOCALLY MADE GUN. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

 23rd March, 2026

PRESS RELEASE

DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND, RESCUES KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARRESTS SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVERS ONE LOCALLY MADE GUN

1. RESCUE OF KIDNAPPED VICTIM: Following intelligence gathered on the reported kidnap of a lady (name withheld) aged 27 years, of Ibusa Community, where the victim was taken to a building site beside Obosi River along Ibusa/Ogwashiku Road on 12/03/26. The commissioner of Police, Delta state Command, CP Aina Adesola, directed the command's Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime squad to ensure that the victims are rescued unhurt and also ensure the possible arrest of the suspects. Acting on this directive, on 19/03/26 at about 1500hrs, the Commander command Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime squad led operatives in the trail of the kidnappers. Upon approaching their hideout, the kidnappers opened fire on the team, and the operatives responded with superior firepower, causing the kidnappers to succumb and subsequently flee the scene, abandoning their captives. The victims were rescued and taken to General Hospital for treatment. Efforts to arrest the suspects are ongoing.

2. ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVERY OF ONE LOCALLY FABRICATED PISTOL: On 18/03/26, at about 0930hrs, the DPO Owa-Oyibu division received a distress call from Uwalade Street, off Pipeline Boji Boji Owa, that at about 0745hrs, one Sunday Blessing 'm' and two others came to a POS stand at Diffrey Road by Ebu Owa Market, robbed a POS operator of the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Naira (#600,000) at gunpoint. Acting swiftly, the DPO detailed operatives from the Division who acted swiftly and arrested the suspect, identified as Sunday Blessing and a locally made Beretta pistol was recovered. The suspect is in custody, and investigation is ongoing.

SP. BRIGHT EDAFE, ANIPR, FCIA, FIPMD

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

DELTA STATE COMMAND,

ASABA