The Delta State Police Command says it has killed two suspected kidnappers at Owa Ekei Boji Boji Owa axis in Ika North-East Local Government area of Delta State.
The Police Public Relations Officer Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday in Asaba.
He said, “Delta State Police command, in a combined effort with men of Operation Delta Sweep recorded a breakthrough in the fight against Kidnapping in the state.
“On September 17, 2025, at 11 am, the DPO Owa-oyibu received information that some kidnappers were sighted at Nniogbo Owa Ekei Boji Boji Owa.
“Acting on this information, the DPO led a combined team of Policemen and vigilantes alongside two teams of Operation Delta sweep and swung into action. The combined teams stormed the bush where the suspects, upon sighting the teams, opened fire, which was repelled by the teams.
“In the fierce gun duel, two of the suspected kidnappers sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to Owa-Alero general hospital, where they were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
Edafe said one AK-47 rifle, with forty rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and two magazines were recovered from the hoodlums while the manhunt for the other fleeing suspects was ongoing.
PUNCH Online reports that there had been a series of kidnap cases around Owa Ekei Boji Boji Owa, Abavo and neighbouring communities in recent times which made the residents abandon their farms out of fear of the unknown.
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