There was tension in Okere Community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State as a youth leader Mr. Lucky Esu was abducted by heavily armed gunmen.
The victim, according to sources from the family, was abducted at gunpoint from his home in Idimi Jakpa, Okere Community at about 12am on Wednesday night.
Earlier, there was crisis between the community youth but it was not clear if Eus’s abduction has any links with crisis.
The gunmen have not established any contact with the family of the victim as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe following an inquiry claimed Esu was arrested and not kidnapped.
“Arrested not Kidnapped,” Edafe stated in a terse stated.
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He, however, did not disclose who arrested the victim and reason for the midnight arrest.
In another news, a 22-year-old man, Adewale Mustapha has been arrested and paraded by the Osun State Police Command for the defilement of a minor.
The suspect claimed he did not know what came over him when he committed the atrocity against the three-year-old child.
Mustapha, who admitted to the crime during the parade of criminals by the State Police, also expressed confusion over his own actions.
The incident according to the spokesperson of the Command, Yemisi Opalola occured on July 25, 2023.
According to Opalola in a press briefing, “the mother had left her young daughter at home under Mustapha’s supervision and returned around 3:20 pm on the same day.
“Shockingly, she discovered that the suspect had sexually assaulted her child. The victim was immediately taken to the Police Hospital for a medical examination and treatment.”
Opalola stated that after the investigation is completed, the suspect will face legal charges in court.
He assured the public that the police would spare no effort in bringing all criminals to justice.