Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested five suspects who were allegedly involved in a series of abductions in various parts of the state.

The suspect, Sanusi Abdullahi, was arrested by a team of police operatives from the Delta State Police Command Special Anti-kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, led by CSP Godwin Osadolor on Friday.

This was revealed in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, which was released on Tuesday.

Police operatives also recovered the sum of N5,000,000 from Abdullahi. According to Edafe, the recovered sum was part of the money Abdullahi and his gang collected from their victims as ransom.

The police said it discovered that the suspects were responsible for a series of kidnappings at Ibusa Ogwash-Ukwu, Obulu-Okiti, Isele-Ukwu, Isele-Asagba, and most recently the kidnapping of a young lady at Ogwash-Ukwu on the 9th July 2025.

Abdullahi also led the operatives to their hideout at the second Deputy, and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested. Edafe added that investigations are still ongoing.

In a similar operation on July 9, police operatives raided the hideout of a criminal gang consisting of Solomon Danisco aka “Picolo”, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, Whisky Rufus, aka “Asawana”, a native of Ewu community.

The spokesperson added that the police operatives and the gang members engaged in a gun duel, which led to the death of the six alleged criminals.

“During the operation, the suspects, heavily armed, engaged the operatives in a fierce gun duel during which the suspects and their gang members sustained serious gunshot injuries.

“They were taken to the hospital, where six of them were confirmed dead while two others are still receiving treatment. Exhibit recovered includes four (4) locally-made guns and nineteen (19) rounds of live cartridges,” Edafe added.