90-yr-old grandmother kidnapped in Delta

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

The command said the woman was abducted from her home at Azungwu quarters, Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Local Government Area.



Its spokesperson, DSP Celestina Kalu, said yesterday that the victim was kidnapped last Monday by a six-man armed gang, which operated in a Mitsubushi L300 bus.

She said: “On July 27, at about 9.46 p.m., one Ojeogwu Chike of 24 Umuzu St., Azungwu Quarters, Ogwashi-Uku, reported that one madam Ojeogwu Helen, aged 90 years, has been kidnapped.”

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.