By Matthias Ogbagah

UGHELLI – The Delta State Commissioner of police Special Assignment Team, CP-SAT, led by ASP Julius Robinson, has again proved his efficiency and commitment to the commissioner of police, Delta State, as he led his team to raid the notorious kidnappers and armed robbers kingpins’ hideout in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.

The operatives of the CP-SAT in a sting operation on July 9, 202 at about 0835 hrs, along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway, near the Unenurhei axis, the operatives raided the hideout of Solomon Danisco aka “Picolo”, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, and Whisky Rufus, aka “Asawana”, a native of Ewu community.

In a press release by the State police command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Bright Edafe, ANIPR, FCIA, FIPMD, stated that during the operation, the suspects who were heavily armed engaged the operatives of the CP-SAT in a fierce gun duel, and the suspects and their gang members sustained serious gunshot injuries.

The statement stated further that the suspects were taken to the hospital, where six of them were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, while two others are still receiving treatment.

The exhibit recovered includes four locally-made guns and nineteen rounds of live cartridges.

In a related development, the command Special Anti-kidnapping and cyber crime squad led by CSP Godwin Osadolor on July 12, 2025, at about 0630hrs led operatives and trailed suspected kidnappers terrorising Delta State to their hideout at Ogwashi Ukwu in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State.

The statement revealed that during the operation, a suspected kidnapper named Sanusi Abdulahi was arrested in possession of a ransom of Five Million Naira (#5,000,000), which was part of the ransom they collected from one of their victims.

Preliminary investigation revealed that they were allegedly 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 July 9, 2025.

The suspect led the operatives to their hideout in Asaba and four other members of his gang were arrested. Investigation is ongoing.

Below are the commands’ dedicated control room phone numbers; 08036684974, 08114895600, 08025666914