The Delta State Police Command has foiled a kidnap operation in Sapele and rescued a victim.
Police operatives attached to the State Anti-Cult Unit, while on a special duty alongside the Sapele divisional patrol team, flagged down a Toyota Camry with three occupants at about 11pm on Saturday, August 6,
The suspects refused to stop and drove against traffic in a bid to escape along Okirigwe Road, Sapele.
The police team chased after the car until they got to a dead end where they jumped down from the vehicle and escaped by foot.
The police officers searched their abandoned vehicle and found a victim tied inside the car.
The police team rescued the victim unhurt.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, while confirming the incident, said exhibits recovered from the scene included one locally-made shotgun, one cutlass and an operational vehicle, suspected to have been stolen