Kidnappers abduct three police officers, steal AK47 rifles

Three mobile police officers from PMF 51, Oghara, have reportedly been kidnapped by suspected herders in the Ohoror community on the East-West Road in Delta State’s Ughelli North Local Government Area.

According to reports, the kidnappers also took the police officers’ duty AK-47 guns and ammunition as they were marched into the woods.

It was discovered that the kidnapped officers were members of a group of six mobile police officers assigned to the Ughelli-Patani Road pinching point.

It was also discovered that the news of the abduction caused panic in the neighborhood.

A p source said the officers were whisked away while attending to a distress call.

“While they were at the tipping point, a young man simply identified as Moses Progress, 22, from the Uwheru community, came to inform the team that he was robbed of his OPPO phone and money by suspected herdsmen under a nearby bridge close to their point while performing rituals to the god of the river.

“Consequently, the leader of the patrol team reportedly detailed the three inspectors to follow the complainant to the scene, armed with their AK-47 rifles.

“While waiting for the return of the three inspectors, the team later saw the complainant on a speeding motorcycle without our men,” the source said.

“He was stopped to inquire about the three mobile police officers who went with him. It was at that juncture that he told them that, when they got to the scene, they were attacked at the bush by six herdsmen, and he had to escape while the policemen ran in different directions.

“When he told our men that he did not know the whereabouts of the police officers who went with him, there was no option but to arrest him after they called for backup,” the source added.

Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Delta State Command, could not be reached for comment on the incident at the time of reporting this story.