By EMMA  ARUBI

WARRI – THE Olu of Warri, HRM Ogiame Atuwatse, 11, has commended the state Police Command over the arrest of seven kidnap kinpings in the state.

The monarch made the commendation when the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Mamman Tsafe, and other top officers,  paid him a courtesy visit at his residence on Esisi Road, Warri, Delta State, yesterday.

The state CP,  who had earlier paraded seven suspected kidnappers at the office of the Area Commander,  said the force was poised to deal with the challenges posed by these criminal elements, saying that the seven suspects would soon be charged to court after investigation.

The kidnappers last Friday at Igbokoda, Ondo State, abducted a 36-year-old pregnant woman, Mrs Odiase Akinyele and transferred her to a forest at Agbarho village in Delta State, demanding a ransom  of N5 million.

He added that one Ochuko, the gang leader, who engaged the police on sighting them, lost his life in the process.