The Delta State Police have found some weapons from kidnappers and gang members in Oghara.
The weapons they found include an AK-47 rifle, magazines (where bullets are kept), an English shotgun, and a homemade gun.
Last week, the police caught the kidnappers while students at Delta State Polytechnic in Oghara were having their graduation ceremony.
The police in Oghara heard reliable news that some people were planning to kidnap guests at the graduation.
The police chief in Oghara, CSP Olasunkanmi Musiliu, quickly took action. He gathered his team and went to the kidnappers’ hiding place in a bush along the Otefe/Ovade Legit Road.
When the kidnappers saw the police, they ran away, but some got hurt in a shootout. The police took their weapons.
Also, last week, a police team in Oghara was doing a stop-and-search along Otefe Ijomi Community Road. They found a homemade gun and six bullets.
The police stopped a motorcycle with two young men on it. One was Ovoke Benedict, who is 22 years old and from Ughelli North, and a computer science student. The other was Fredrick Urhoborume, who is 23 years old, also from Ughelli North, and a business student. Both study at Delta State Polytechnic in Oghara.
During the search, the police found a gun on them. The police think they are members of a gang called Arrow Barger Confraternity.
Mr. Edafe Bright, the police spokesman for Delta Command, said the police are still looking into the case.