The police command in Delta has apprehended seven kidnap suspects at Ubeji Community in Warri South Local Government of the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Warri, said that three male victims were rescued from the custody of the suspects.

Mr Edafe said that the suspects were arrested on Thursday by the police operatives attached to the Ekpan Division, Uvwie Local Government of the state.

He said that the suspects were nabbed following credible information received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the Ekpan Division, CSP Labe Joseph.

According to Mr Edafe, the DPO received a distress report of a suspected case of kidnapping incident at Ubeji Community, behind the Ubeji Gas Plant.

“Acting on the report, the DPO deployed a team of detectives and patrol operatives to the scene.

“On sighting the police teams, the suspected kidnappers fled into an abandoned poultry farm within the same community.

“The police team swiftly cordoned off the area, leading to the successful arrest of the seven suspects,” he said.

Mr Edafe said that the rescued victims had since reunited with their families.

The police spokesman said that preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were abducted at a dredging site at Ubeji and ferried across the river.

He said that the suspects immediately contacted the families of the abductees, and threatened to kill them, if certain demands were not met.

Mr Edafe added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the other fleeing members of the gang. 

(NAN)