Police confirm kidnap of 90-year-old grandmother in Delta

DSP Celestina Kalu

DSP Celestina Kalu

DSP Celestina Kalu
DSP Celestina Kalu

The Delta Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a 90-year-old grandmother, Madam Helen Ojeogwu, by gunmen.

The command said the nonegerian was abducted from her home in Azungwu quarters, Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South local government area of the state.

The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Celestina Kalu, told NAN on Monday via telephone that the victim was kidnapped last Monday by a six-man armed gang who operated in a Mitsubushi L300 bus.

She said: “On July 27, 2015, at about 9:46 p.m., one Ojeogwu Chike of 24 Umuzu St., Azungwu Quarters, Ogwashi-Uku, came to station and reported that one madam Ojeogwu Helen, aged 90 years, has been kidnapped.

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“He said that the victim was kidnapped by six unknown gunmen who drove into the victim’s family compound in a dark blue ten-passenger Mitsubushi L300 bus with registration number unknown and took her away to an unknown destination.”

Kalu said that upon the receipt of the report, the police dispatched an anti-robbery team to the scene.

The spokesperson said that the command had intensified efforts to rescue the victim and arrest the culprits.

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