Nigeria, July 1 -- The police in Delta State said they have arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate terrorising Ughelli, Warri, Agbarho, and Sapele areas of the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

The police spokesperson said one suspected kidnapper, Olufemi Abaniwonda, was initially arrested following a kidnapping case that was reported at Isiokolo Police Station.

Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police, said the suspect confessed to being "a member of a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate terrorising Ughelli, Warri, Agbarho, Sapele, and their environs."

The suspect led operatives to the Osubi Area of Warri and Ughell...