Operatives of Agbor Police Division with forest guards and local security personnel in Delta State have successfully rescued a sixty-year-old man unharmed as the kidnap suspects fled the crime scene in Alisime Village.
The Police also recovered one mobile phone and an ATM card from the scene of the incident.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the report in a statement in Warri.
He said, “On 4th September 2026, at about 1800hrs, operatives of Agbor Division, acting on intelligence following an earlier report of the kidnapping of a 60-year-old man, mobilised to Alisime Village alongside forest guards and local security personnel.”
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According to SP Edafe, “The operatives engaged the kidnappers and successfully rescued the victim unharmed.
“The suspects fled into the bush with suspected gunshot injuries.
“One mobile phone and an ATM card were recovered, while the area was cordoned off and a manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.”
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