Police arrest cultists who allegedly killed German Enameg in Ughelli

… Rescue kidnap victim in Delta 

By Ovasa Ogaga————–

Delta State Police Command, yesterday paraded two suspected cultists alleged to have murdered one German Enameg, on the 25th of June at Iwhrekpokpo area in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. 

The suspects, Timothy Ononeme and Junior Ogboso, it was learnt were arrested by a combined team of police and vigilante group attached to Ughelli Area Command after a raid of a suspected cultists hideout in Ughelli metropolis.

One of the suspects, Timothy Ononeme, it was gathered, had already made a confessional statement that he was the leader of the supreme Vikings confraternity in Ughelli and had leadership tussle with the late German.

Similarly, men of the state police command have also rescued a kidnapped victim, arresting one kidnap suspect in the process.

According to a statement by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Dsp Bright Edafe, the victim one Tayo Badamasi was kidnapped on the 6th of June at Felix Ibru Street, Osubi by a gang of kidnappers, but was later abandoned at Cemetery Road, Warri after a hot chase by a combined team of police from Warri ‘A’ Division and Agbarho Division.

He disclosed that “The DPO ‘A’ Division Warri, CSP T Y Mahmud who never relented continued to be on the trail of the kidnappers. On the 30/6/2021, the effort of the police paid off when the ‘A’ Division Warri  Rapid Response team, through high tech Intelligence, trailed the kidnappers to a mechanic workshop, where one of the suspects, Godspower Omosomvofa ‘m’ 39yrs of Otokutu community in Ughelli North LGA, went to repair their operational vehicle.

The suspect was quickly rounded up and arrested, the black Toyota Corolla car with Reg. No. YEN 346 LA  used by the hoodlums in perpetuating their nefarious activities vehicle has been impounded. The victim has identified both the suspect and also the vehicle which they used in kidnapping him. Manhunt for the other members of the gang is ongoing.”

The police image maker also revealed that it men also recovered a stolen Toyota Corolla with registration number AJ 122 GRA belonging to one Precious Emiko at Orokpokpor village in Agbarho.

He explained that suspected car thieves abandoned the vehicle after sighting its men, adding that, “on searching the vehicle,  one master key and the particulars of the vehicle bearing one precious Emiko with his phone number was recovered.

The owner of the vehicle was contacted through the phone number, and he confirmed that the vehicle was removed from where it was parked at about 0400 hours on the same date and that he has reported the case at ‘A’ Division Ughelli. Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects in on top gear.”