Police kill 6 suspected kidnappers, arrest 7 others in Delta.

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have killed six suspected kidnappers and arrested seven others in separate operations.

A statement issued by the command spokesman, Bright Edafe, revealed that in the first operation, the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, led by Godwin Osadolor, trailed suspected kidnappers to their hideout in Ogwashi-Ukwu and arrested Sanusi Abdulahi with N5 million in ransom money. 

Edafe noted that Abdulahi led the police to his gang's hideouts in Second Deputy and Oko, both in Asaba, where four other gang members were arrested, adding that preliminary investigations revealed that the gang was allegedly behind multiple kidnappings in Ibusa, Ogwashi-Ukwu, Obulu-Okiti, and other communities.

In a separate operation, operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team engaged another group of suspected kidnappers in a gun duel along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway near Unenurhei. 

Six suspects were confirmed dead, while two others are still receiving treatment, and the police recovered four locally-made guns and 19 rounds of live cartridges from the scene. 

The command has urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities.

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