Police rescue 2 kids, 4 others from kidnappers in Delta

Police in Delta on Wednesday said it
rescued six kidnapped persons, including a
mother and her two kids, from their captors
on Obiaruku Road, Obinoba.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in
the State, Mr Lucky Uyabeme, told newsmen
in Asaba that the victims were rescued on
Tuesday.
He said they were kidnapped around
Ekpoma and Igbanke towns in Edo and
were being taken them to an unknown
destination in Delta when the police
intercepted them.
Uyabeme named the woman as Mrs Glory
Barry and her children: Zoryii, 3, and
Oremene, 2.
“Police received information that some
suspected kidnappers operating in a sky
blue Siena bus, red Nissan Primera and red
Kia Cerato cars kidnapped some persons
around Ekpoma and Igbanke towns in Edo
and headed toward Delta.
“Sequel to the information, the Special Anti-
kidnapping Unit went in search of the
hoodlums and intercepted them at Obinoba.
Police had a gun duel with the suspects
during which the kidnappers were forced to
abandon their victims.
“The hoodlums escaped with the Cerato car.
The six persons rescued unhurt are: Mr
Aiwehoe Walter (Hon), Mr Igbinedion
Vincent, Mr Cyrracus Osigwe, Mrs Glory Barry,
three years old Zoryii Barry and Oremene
Barry.”
He said that a police officer, who sustained
bullet injury on his leg during the incident,
was in a stable condition and responding to
treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
Uyabeme said that items recovered from the
hoodlums included the two vehicles and
two handsets.
The PPRO said that police was on their trail
and would intensify effort to arrest the
fleeing suspects, adding that the case would
soon be transferred to the Edo Police
Command for further investigations.
He restated the command’s commitment to
fighting criminals and called for the support
of the people of the state to enable the
police to succeed. (NAN)