DELTA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS. ..... Recovers English Barrera Pistol and One Locally Made Revolver Pistol

CP Ari Mohammed Ali FCIA, psc+
Delta State Police Command HQ, Asaba

The Delta State Police Command Headquarters, Asaba Delta state is making more inroads in the fight against criminal elements in its avowed drive to eradicate crime  and criminality.

A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Delta state Command Headquarters, Asaba, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed that, "Operatives of Dragon Patrol teams on stop and search duty along Warri/Sapele road, on 08/12/2022 at about 1630hrs intercepted a black GLK mercedes Benz SUV with registration number BEN-734-EZ conveying two male occupants for a routine search. 

When a search was conducted on the car and the passengers, one Barreta pistol, one locally made revolver pistol  were recovered and the two suspects, one Joshua Oweke ‘m’, aged 35yrs of Gbulebu community in Edo State and Nicolas Binakeye ‘m’ aged 25yrs of First Road Akenfa in Bayelsa State were arrested.

"Exhibits in custody and  investigation is ongoing." The statement read.

In the same vein, the statement also revealed that penultimate Tuesday, the 6th of December 2022, "an intelligence report revealed that a syndicate who unlawfully deals on sales of cartridges to cultists and armed robbers were hibernating in Boboroku community in Jesse where they carry out their nefarious activities. 

"Acting on this report, the Commissioner of Police Delta State Command, CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, psc+, directed the Command’s Raiders Squad to carry out a sting operation on the said hideout. 

"In Compliance with this directives, the Commander Raider’s Squad detailed operatives who stormed the hideout at Boboroku in Jesse, Ethiope-West LGA, and arrested one Victoria Willams ‘f’ and two (2) others all from Boboroku community in Jesse and one hundred and thirty (130) live cartridges were recovered. 

"Investigation is ongoing."DSP Edafe stated.

Still on the gains of the Command Headquarters, the Spokesman disclosed that on the same date, at about 2230hrs, "Operatives of Eagle-net Special Squad deployed to Ughelli for the purpose of visibility policing and to complement the efforts of the Divisions in the area, received a distress call from a victim (Name withheld) on the said date, that his Lexus Saloon car with Reg no. JRT670X Ash colour was snatched at gun point by three armed hoodlums and were heading towards Ughelli axis. 

"The operatives immediately swung into action, trailed the hoodlums and their unrelenting effort paid off when the suspects on noticing that the operatives were closing in on them, abandoned the car and escaped into the bush at Ewu near Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South LGA. 

"The vehicle was recovered while manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing." The statement concluded.