Nigeria, July 15 -- The police in Delta State have arrested five suspected kidnappers and recovered N5 million ransom.

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

Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police, said the suspects were trailed to their hideout at Ogwashi Ukwu, Oshimili North LGA of the state.

He said the N5 million recovered from one of the suspects, Sanusi Abdullahi, was part of the ransom money they collected from one of their victims.

"Preliminary investigation revealed that they were allegedly responsible for a series of kidnappings at Ibusa Ogwashi-Ukwu, Obulu-Okiti, Isele-Ukwu, Isele-Asagba, and most recently the kidnapping of a young lady at Ogwash-Ukw...