Police confirm kidnap of Delta monarch, King Umukoro Josiah

The Delta Police Command on Friday confirmed the kidnap of King Umukoro Josiah, Aghaza 1 of Olomoro in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Celestina Kalu confirmed the abduction of the monarch in text messages sent to newsmen in Warri.


“The Olomoro King, Aghaza 1 was kidnapped in his office in Olomoro community.
“The kidnappers are heading to unknown destination with a Dark Green Rav 4 Jeep’’.
Kalu said that the police were on the trail of the abductors assuring that they would soon catch up with them.
Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that the monarch was abducted at about 7:30 am on Friday in his palace at Ekiagbodo.
Josiah ascended the ancestral stool of the Olomoro in January 2014 and he is said to be the eleventh monarch in the kingdom.