Police arrest suspected kidnappers in hotel, recover stolen vehicle, weapons

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Operatives of the Edo State Police Command attached to the Oba Market Division have detained two suspects for alleged kidnapping and robbery.

The suspects were identified as Maxwell Mathew and Samuel Mathew, both from Abraka in Delta State.

The arrest came after a distress call about the actions of “some suspects at a hotel within the Division’s area of responsibility,” according to a statement made by CSO Moses Joel Yamu, the Edo Police Public Relations Officer.

According to the PPRO, the officers raided the hotel and took the two suspects into custody after acting on intelligence.

The statement further stated that two face masks, a locally manufactured shotgun, two live cartridges, and a Mercedes Benz GLC 300 with the Delta State registration number ASB 884 AS were found among the suspects.

“During preliminary investigation, the two suspects confessed to have robbed one Patrick Omoregie of the said vehicle, an iPhone 16plus, crypto currency value yet unknown, and the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand naira cash.

“To reiterate the Police’s collaboration with neighbouring commands in the fight against crime, the suspects would be handed over to the Delta State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution,” the statement added.

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