The police in Delta State on Tuesday rescued the wife of a lecturer at
the Delta State University, Abraka from kidnappers.The Delta State
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, said the police
had responded to a distress call by the lecturer, Mr. Emmanuel Okolie
at 4am on Tuesday who said kidnappers had broken into his house at
Obiaruku, stolen his laptop, his smartphone and N260,000 cash before
taking his wife, Roseline, 52, to an unknown destination.
"Sequel to the report, operatives quickly mobilized and went after the
hoodlums along Obiaruku/Utagba-Uno road where they ran into the
hoodlums' hideout.
"The kidnappers on sighting the operatives engaged them in a gun duel.
Consequently, one of the suspects identified as Collins Onyemaro was
arrested, while the remaining two escaped with bullet wounds and the
victim was rescued unhurt."The suspect has given the names of his
accomplices who fled with their weapon," Kalu said.
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