…………….Recovered Three AK-47 Rifles.
FIC Report (Delta State) – Following the kidnap of a doctor at Issele-uku on the 6th of April 2025 and his release on the 7th of April 2025 after collecting a ransom of fifteen million naira (#15,000,000) from the medical doctor and the driver, the Commissioner of Police Delta State CP. Olufemi Abaniwonda directed operatives of Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team (CP- SAT) to embark on an intelligence-led investigation and ensure that the kidnappers were arrested and brought to justice.
In compliance with the CP’s directive, the Commander CP Special Assignment Team, ASP. Julius Robinson led his team in a sting operation at about 2200hours of 10/04/2025, trailed and arrested one Abubakar Usman popularly known as “Shehu.”
According to a press statement released by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP. Edafe Bright ANIPR, the suspect Abubakar Usman is the gang leader of a deadly kidnapping syndicate responsible for series of kidnap at Ogwashi-Uku, Ibusa, Ubuluku and environs and also responsible for the kidnap of the medical doctor having collected a ransom of #15,000,000 from the medical doctor.
The Abubakar Usman led kidnapping syndicate was also responsible for the kidnap of the wife and daughter of Mr. Godwin Anuka after killing him at Ogwashi-uku area as well.
The suspect also confessed to being responsible for the kidnap of a realtor Esther Ojoh at Ibusa whose corpse was later found on the 25th March 2025.
The operatives acting on the suspect’s confession, at about 1100hours of 11th April 2025, followed the suspect to their hideout; a forest along Asaba/Agbor Express Road between Okpanam and Issele-Asagba where on the process of searching the Area, suspect raised an alarm and fled to join his waiting gang members.
The gang members engaged the team in a fierce gun duel during which four of the suspects including the said Usman Abubakar sustained serious gun shot injuries. Three AK-47 rifles, Ninety (90) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered. The injured suspects were taken to General Hospital Ogwashi-Uku where they were all confirmed dead.
The commissioner of Police CP. Olufemi Abaniwonda commended the gallantry of CP-SAT operatives stressing that their effort was worth emulating and urged other officers to emulate them.
The CP also thanked the concerned people of Delta State for trusting the Police with useful, credible and timely information and solicited for more support assuring them that the command under his leadership would continue to make Delta State unsafe for criminals to operate.
Signed
Felix Ijomah
FIC Asaba Delta State
13th April, 2025.
