Four suspected kidnappers die in gunfire with Police in Delta

<p>Four suspected kidnappers have been reported dead during an exchange of gunfire with the Police along Jesse-Igueleba in Edo State.</p>, <p>The suspects were certified dead in a hospital where they were taken for treatment, DAILY POST.</p>, <p>The Police also recovered from the deceased suspects, one AK47 rifle with twenty-five {25} rounds of live ammunition.</p>, <p>The Delta State Police Command confirmed the report in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe.</p>, <p>The Police image maker said a joint patrol team, Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, SAKCC and DPOS Buffalo team and others encountered a gang of armed bandits who laid wait in the bush to attack and kidnap unsuspecting motorists on 18th September 2023.</p>, <p>According to DSP Edafe, “The hoodlums who apparently sighted the police team, fired at the front tyre of the lead pickup van, thus demobilizing the vehicle.</p>, <p>“They were swiftly engaged in a gun duel by members of the police team.</p>, <p>“The armed men eventually succumbed to the superior firepower of the policemen who pursued them into the deep forest during which four {04} suspected kidnappers were fatally wounded. One AK47 rifle with twenty-five {25} rounds of live ammunition was recovered.”</p>, <p>He said,”The wounded suspects were taken to the hospital for treatment where they were later certified dead.”</p>