Delta Police kill 91 kidnappers, robbery suspects in 2012

 

The Delta State Police Command yesterday said that no fewer than 91 kidnappers and armed robbery suspects were killed by the police between January 2012 and January 5, this year. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, released the figure to journalists in Asaba yesterday.
He said though the state was a flash point for criminals, the security agencies were ready to combat the criminals. He warned the criminals to turn over a new leaf because there would be no hiding place for them this New Year.
According to him, the command arrested 473 suspected robbers and kidnappers, killed 91, injured six and recovered 212 arms and 8, 158 ammunition. “We also recued 82 kidnapped victims, recovered 76 vehicles and 19 motorcycles in the year under review,” Aduba said.
He called for more support from the general public, traditional rulers and parents, adding that the police would need information to serve the people better.
The commissioner urged the people to report persons of questionable characters, and attributed the success recorded by the command in the past year to intelligence gathering.
“Just last Friday, January 4, the police gunned down three armed kidnappers and arrested three kidnap suspects in Abraka, over the kidnap of one Sir Martins Denedo, an accountant with the Delta State University (DELSU).

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