The Delta State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnap operation and recovered firearms and ammunition following a covert operation by its Special Assignment Team.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, said operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team, acting on credible intelligence, raided a suspected criminal hideout along a bush path in the Upper Agbarho area of the state.
The statement said intelligence reports indicated that about six suspected kidnappers were sighted in the area, prompting a coordinated operation at about 9:35 p.m. on January 11, 2026.
The operation was led by Julius Robinson in collaboration with community vigilantes.
“Upon sighting the police operatives, the suspects opened fire,” the command said, adding that officers responded with “superior firepower,” forcing the suspects to flee with varying degrees of injury.
Police said the fleeing suspects abandoned weapons and other incriminating items at the scene.
Recovered items include one FNC rifle loaded with a round of live ammunition and one pump-action gun with 32 live cartridges.
“All exhibits have been recovered and taken into custody,” the statement said, adding that a manhunt had been launched to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
Reacting to the operation, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Aina Adesola, commended the operatives for their professionalism, courage and effective deployment of intelligence.
He reaffirmed the command’s resolve to deny criminal elements the space to operate, warning that Delta State would remain hostile to all forms of criminality.
The police assured residents of sustained efforts to curb kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the state.
