One of the arrested suspects, with recovered exhibits
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have foiled a planned kidnapping incident in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, and arrested two suspects in separate intelligence-led operations.
This was contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Warri on Wednesday.
The statement noted, “On July 31, 2026, operatives of ‘A’ Division, Ughelli, while acting on credible intelligence, foiled a planned kidnapping following information that Jeremiah Kwane, 26, had allegedly attempted to recruit an individual into a kidnapping syndicate with a view to abducting a pastor and a retired school principal in Ughelli.”
Edafe affirmed that the intelligence was immediately acted upon, leading to the arrest of the suspect at his duty post in Ughelli.
