Five cars have already been refurbished and awaiting unsuspecting buyers while over 12 others were undergoing the process of being refurbished when the police swooped on the suspects.
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Angered by the development, irate youths of Ogwashi-Uku went on rampage, set fire on the houses and other properties of the suspects’ families
Uyabeme’s last response to distress call was that of the 80-year-old retired Army Major, Azum Asoya, and his 55-year-old wife, Elizabeth, who were kidnapped for 27 days but set free with amputated fingers
The spokesman said that it was the Enerhen Divisional Surveillance and Anti-kidnapping team on patrol that received information of the abduction of the girl
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state, Lucky Uyabeme, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the incident, however, said there was an ulterior motive to the tussle for land
Undisclosed amount of cash and cartridges, hidden in some of the vehicles’ safes, were equally removed
A police source said the suspects were detained at the command’s Criminal Investigation Department at its headquarters in Asaba, the state capital, before their mysterious disappearance
The Delta police boss condemned in strong terms a situation where members of vigilante groups were involved in kidnapping and other criminal activities, adding that a member of Abraka Vigilante group, who was involved in the kidnap of a staff of the Delta State University, Abraka had been arrested while investigation was ongoing