Police detectives in Delta State yesterday raided flash points of suspected cultists in Asaba, Ozoro, Ughelli and Ogwashi-Uku and arrested no fewer than 117 suspects.
It was gathered that the arrest of the suspects was by a combined team of vigilante groups in the areas, in collaboration with the police detectives.
Investigations revealed that many of the suspects had allegedly been involved in robbery activities and had also killed innocent persons during their operations.
Confirming the arrest of the suspects, police public relations officer in the state, DSP Celestina Kalu, said the Police recovered a Toyota Hiace bus, dried weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, white candles and 23 axes. She added that the Police are on the trail of the fleeing suspects.
Meanwhile, the police in Ogwashi-Uku near Asaba have rescued a grandma and her daughter from a kidnappers’ den. They were abducted from the community last Wednesday.
Reports said that the victims were taken away by unidentified gun men to an unknown destination before rescue came their way when the Police acted on a tip-off and stormed their base.
It was gathered that the grandmother, Madam Roseline Egbarah, abducted alongside with her daughter, was released by her abductors while the daughter was held back but the grandma insisted she will not leave till help later came their way.
In a related development, the Police have also rescued a 55-year-old Ifeanyi Okoye from the hands of his abductors in Oruwonrum, Udu local government area of the state.
According to the Police image maker, DSP Celestina Kalu, the Police operatives acted quickly when they received information that the kidnap suspects were in a thick forest in the area.
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