Delta Police Arrest Three Kidnappers, Cultists

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The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects involved in kidnapping, robbery, and cultism.


The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.


The statement revealed that three suspects, Yakubu Ya’u, 20, Musa Yakubu, 25, and a Cameroonian, Abdulahi Mohammed, 38, were arrested for kidnappings in some areas of the state.


The statement added that victims also identified the suspects, who led detectives to Ughwagba Community in Okpe LGA, where two automatic pump action guns, one live cartridge, and one knife, hidden and buried in the bush, were recovered.


The command also stated that investigations are still ongoing and that efforts are being made to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.


It was also reported that in an arrest on May 10, 22-year-old Michael Udo was arrested by policemen attached to the Ozoro division.


A locally made revolver gun and two live cartridges were said to have been found during a search of his house, and an investigation is ongoing.

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