The Delta State Police Command has gunned down three suspected kidnappers/armed robbers in the state. The Police spokesman in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed this on Monday in Asaba. He said, “On June 5, 2022, at about 12:35 pm, operatives of Command’s Rapid Response Squad, while on undercover of anti-crime patrol along Asaba/Benin expressway, some armed hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers numbering about five suddenly emerged from the bush at Umunede area. “The team went into a fierce gun duel with the hoodlums during which three members of the gang were fatally wounded. In another development, Edafe said that a 48-year-old Suleiman Musa, who specialised in stealing home items, was arrested.

Source: Punch June 07, 2022 03:48 UTC