By Austin Ogwuda
THE tip-off of an eyewitness to the Police on how he personally delivered food and ransom to the kidnappers of his friend’s wife has paid off.
It led to the arrest of one of the gang members in the bush.
According to the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bright Edafe, a Superintendent of Police (SP) “on 12/3/2025, at about 1100hours, an indigene of Ibusa (name withheld) reported at Ibusa Police station that his friend’s wife was kidnapped on 7/3/2025 and a ransom was paid and that he was the person who delivered the ransom and other food items to the kidnappers.
“Acting on useful information provided by the said man the DPO Ibusa Police Station swiftly mobilized the patrol team of Ibusa division alongside vigilantes and stormed the bush where the suspect Abdulahi Isah was arrested.
“The suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing”, stated Edafe in a press statement on Monday”.
He added that “The commissioner of Police Delta State CP Olufemi Abaniwonda noted that the proactiveness of the command alongside cooperation received from members of the public paying off as gradually crime is being reduced to the minimum level in the State”.
