DELTA POLICE FOIL PLANNED KIDNAP OF PASTOR, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, ARREST SUSPECT
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have foiled an alleged plot to kidnap a pastor and a retired school principal in Ughelli, arresting a suspect linked to the planned operation.
The command said it also recovered a single-barrel gun and two live cartridges during the intelligence-led operation.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the arrest followed credible information received by operatives of the ‘A’ Division Police Station, Ughelli.
Edafe identified the suspect as 26-year-old Jeremiah Kwane, who allegedly attempted to recruit another individual into a kidnapping syndicate to execute the planned abduction.
“On July 31, 2026, operatives of ‘A’ Division, Ughelli, acting on credible intelligence, foiled a planned kidnapping after receiving information that Jeremiah Kwane, 26, had attempted to recruit an individual into a kidnapping syndicate with the intention of abducting a pastor and a retired school principal in Ughelli,” he said.
The police spokesperson said the intelligence led to the immediate arrest of the suspect at his workplace in Ughelli.
He added that a search conducted during the operation resulted in the recovery of a single-barrel gun and two live cartridges, noting that the suspect was assisting the police with further investigation.
Meanwhile, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to tackling kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the state.
He urged residents to continue supporting security agencies by providing timely and credible information that could assist in preventing criminal activities.
The latest development comes after previous operations by the command in which several suspected kidnappers and armed robbers were arrested and firearms recovered during separate raids across Delta State.
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