6 kidnappers shot dead as police arrest 4

The Delta State Police Command has shot dead six suspected kidnappers, including the most wanted kingpin, Piccolo.
The police also arrested four suspected kidnappers in another operation.
According to the police, on July 9, 2025, at about 8:35 am , along the Patani-Ughelli Expressway, near the Unenurhei axis, operatives of CP-Special Assignment Team led by ASP Julius Robinson in a sting operation raided the hideout of Solomon Danisco, aka Picolo, Nelson Jacob, Oruma Saturday, Olise Jude, Precious Urhobowin, Whisky Rufus, aka Asawana, a native of Ewu community.
During the operation, the suspects, who were heavily armed, engaged the operatives in a fierce gun duel during which the suspects 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 from the suspects include: four locally-made guns and 19 rounds of live cartridges.
Delta state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe said at about 6:30am , command Special Anti-kidnapping and cybercrimes squad, CSP Godwin Osadolor led operatives and trailed suspected kidnappers terrorising the state to their hideout at Ogwashi- Uku, Oshimili North LGA of the state, where a suspected kidnapper, Sanusi Abdulahi was arrested in possession of ransom of #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, Ubulu-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 at Second Deputy, and Oko in Asaba, where four other members of his gang were also arrested. Investigation is ongoing.