The Delta State Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers / armed robbers who has been terrorizing Ovwian Aladja area of the state. The gang has been so notorious that their modi operandi has been same.

A couple had reported that suspected kidnappers / armed robbers had abducted them and put them at the back of their trunk and drove them away to an unknown destination where they withdraw all money from their account.

The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Aliyu Shaba who has gotten hints of how they operate. Put in place intelligence gathering and bursted the chains of the suspects which led to the arrest of members of the gang.

On the 20th May 2023 a POS Operator used by the gang was arrested. The gangs has been using the POS Operator to empty the account of the gangs victims.

The POS operator bait led to the arrest of
Adim Lucky Onweiyali ‘m’ age 33yrs on 1st June 2023 who is the leader of the notorious gang, Akporido Stanley ‘m’ age 56yrs the gang armourer. locally made gun, and three live cartridges were recovered from the gang while they are still undergoing investigations .

The State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass Psc has assured citizens of the state that the task of ending criminality in the State is a collective collaboration and the command will not relent in taking fight against crime to the doorstep of the suspected criminals. The State Command Spokesman DSP Edafe Bright has said in a statement released and sighted by Aiyekooto Reporters.