ASABA: Two mobile policemen, a driver accompanying the wife of the member, Delta State House of Assembly (DSHA), have been reportedly shot dead.
The death occurred Monday night when Mrs Christy Uroye, wife of Hon. Augustine Uroye, representing Warri South 1 constituency, was kidnapped. The bloody incident occurred at about 7 pm on Jakpa Road, Uwvie local government area of Delta State.
According to an eyewitness, “The security personnel and the woman’s driver were instantly shot dead before whisking the wife of the lawmaker, Christy, away. But unfortunately for them (kidnappers), their getaway car had an accident which enabled the woman to escape.”
The lawmaker’s wife reportedly escaped from the kidnappers and she is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital . An eyewitnesses said the suspected kidnappers whisked away Uroye, the security personnel and the driver were reportedly killed on the spot.
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The eyewitnesses said residents of the area were forced to flee from the scene to avoid getting hit by stray bullets. The abductors’ getaway vehicle got disrupted as it crashed while making a frantic bid to escape with the captive, along the busy road, thus allowing for Uroye’s rescue,
Her condition remains under medical care as authorities investigate the incident,” The state Police public relations officer, SP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incidents, added that “the operation was not successful.”
Passersby were seen wailing beside the woman’s SUV, watching the horrifying scene and corpses of the shot policemen and driver
Edafe added that three AK-47 rifles were recovered from the suspects’ vehicle and investigations is on going to.
