By Jon Egie
But for the intervention of a patrol team of Eagle – Net two kidnap suspects would have been mobbed to death in Warri, Wednesday, August 17.
Police source said at about 1345hours, Policemen attached to Eagle-Net patrol team while on visibility and confidence building patrol along Effurun Roundabout, Warri, saw a large crowd beating two boys. The Police rushed to the scene and rescued the boys from the mob. From on the spot inquiry, it was discovered that the victims were suspected kidnappers.
A woman also accused the boys of kidnapping her 17 year old son earlier that day. The two suspects were identified as Oti Shevire ‘m’ aged 32years and Amos (surname unknown). Upon interrogation, they both confessed to the crime and led the Policemen to their hideout, where the kidnap victim was rescued, and is currently receiving treatment.
The Suspects according to a release issued by the PPRO to the Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, are in custody and investigation was ongoing.
The release also announced a further crime burst when police Operatives attached to Dragon 26 and Dragon 29 recovered an illegal firearm from a suspect during a stop and search duty along Warri/Sapele Road on Friday, August 19.
“At about 0815hours, Police operatives attached to Dragon 26 and Dragon 29 while on intensive stop and search duty along Warri/Sapele Road, intercepted a Volkswagen Jetta commercial vehicle with reg. no. PTN 242 TA, conveying some passengers from Sapele to Warri.
“The team subjected the passengers to a search, during which one locally made cut-to-size gun loaded with two live Cartridges were recovered from one Aaron Uko aged 22yrs of Sapele.
“Suspect concealed the gun in his body close to his private part.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that he bought the gun in the year 2018 from a man nicknamed “OSE” for twenty-seven thousand naira(#27,000) and buried it in his house before leaving for Ghana. He was arrested and taken into custody, the exhibit recovered, and investigation is ongoing.” The release added.
