THE Police Command in Delta State has apprehended a three-man interstate kidnap syndicate. Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Warri.
Edafe said that the suspects were nabbed on Friday by the operatives of Commissioner of Police – Special Assignment Team (CP–SAT) of the command. He said that the police team, based on credible information, trailed the suspected hoodlums to Port Harcourt and effected their arrest.
Edafe explained that the first arrested suspect, upon interrogation, led the police team to the residence of the coordinator and leader of the syndicate in Port Harcourt.
According to him, the gang leader coordinates the various syndicates within the South-South and South East regions.
“On May 16, 2025, operatives of the CP – SAT successfully dismantled a notorious interstate kidnap syndicate that had been operating in Delta, Rivers, Imo and Enugu State.
“The operatives trailed the suspects to Port Harcourt, where they arrested a 21-year-old member of the syndicate in the Elelenwo area of the state.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect led a police team to the arrest of their gang leader and coordinator at the same area in Port Harcourt.
“The suspected gang leader coordinates the various syndicates within the South-South and South East regions,” Edafe said.
The command’s spokesman said that further investigation led to the arrest of a 38-year-old suspect in his residence at the Oil Mill area in Port Harcourt. He alleged that the suspect spearheads their criminal operations in the Enugu State axis.
Edafe said upon further investigation, the suspects led operatives to a bush on the Ughelli – Ozoro Road where assorted weapons belonging to them were recovered.
He said that the weapons recovered included: one AK-47 Rifle loaded with 23 rounds of live ammunition and a pump-action gun with seven rounds of live cartridges.
