The Police in Delta have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued four victims from captivity.
The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Edafe Bright, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Warri.
Bright identified the victims as Solomon Otomierewo, Rukewe Urhiephroune, Ovwenu Augustine and Victor Orogunu.
The spokesman explained that while Otomierewo and Urhiephroune were rescued on Monday, Augustine and Orogunu were rescued on Sunday.
He said that the first two victims were abducted by four suspected kidnappers at Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state, while returning home.
“On April 19, 2021, at about 0332hrs, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Oghara division, CSP Jimoh Hassan received information that one Otomierewo of Ibori Road Oghara and his girlfriend Urhiephroune were kidnapped by four armed men.
“They were returning to their house when the kidnappers blocked the victims’ unregistered Mercedes GLK car and took them to a bush along koko Road.
“On receipt of the information, the DPO swiftly mobilised patrol teams, vigilantes and anti cults to the bush.
“The kidnappers on sighting the headlights of the police patrol vehicles, ran to different direction abandoning the victims, the police were able to rescue them unhurt.
“The victims’ Mercedes Benz GLK through technical intelligence was later traced to Oviore near isiokolo in Ethiope East LGA,’’ he said.
Bright said that the Augustine and Orogunu were rescued at Ogor-Ivwreni Road, Ughelli North LGA.
He said that the police also recovered one Toyota Corolla car with registration number GBJ73 FD, Delta, one Hyundai car with registration number WWR180PR, Delta and one Benz 200E with registration number CL193ABJ, Abuja.
