A notorious armed robbery and kidnap gang which terrorizes parts of Sapele in Delta state has been caught through the efforts of the army reports Sapele Oghenek.
The military crack team which has been on the trail of the gang since the kidnap of Mrs Owumi had arrest one Okotie at Ugbeyiyi junction Memories plaza Sapele which lead to the arrest and killing of other gang members.
It will be recalled that the dreaded group killed two army personal in an attempt to rescue Mrs Owumi who they refused to to realease even when the family members had paid some ransom
Okotie was said to have taken the army to teacher's road off Shell road where they arrest another of the gang member identified as David Adogboji. He was said to be in town preparing to kidnap another person.
According to reports, Okotie confessed to be a member of kidnap gang that kidnapped a woman where two army officers were killed.
The duo lead the military men to their den at Akpalakpa behind Abigborodo community in Warri North Local Government where in the ensuing gun fire, the military killed two of the gang group and some of them escaped while some of them were arrested and taken to an undisclosed hospital where they are being treated for gunshot wounds.
They army have alerted the general public to be on the look out and inform the police if they see any person with gun shot wound.
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