DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND SECURES WIN OVER CRIMINAL ELEMENTS .... Foils Kidnap Attempt, Arrest Suspected Kidnapper/Armed Robber .... Recovers 2 Pump Action Guns, 49 Rounds Of 7.62 AK 47 Ammunitions

CP WALE ABBAS
Commissioner of Police
Delta State Command Headquarters

"During preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed that he belongs to the notorious Eiye confraternity cult group and that his syndicate has been terrorizing  Warri and Ughelli axis." DSP Bright Edafe, PPRO Delta State Command Headquarters.

The Delta State Police Command Headquarters in Asaba, Delta State has continued to make the state very uncomfortable for criminal elements across the entire state in its quest to eradicate crime and criminal activities.

With a renewed vigour, the Command Headquarters, under the leadership of the new Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, has taken security in the state a notch higher, taking a cue from his predecessor, Ari Mohammed Ali who is now the AIG Zone 2, Lagos.

CP Wale Abass, who is not a new face in the fight against crime and criminality in the state, has hit the ground with string and determined steps.

According to a statement from the Office of the Police Public Relations Department, DSP Bright Edafe, "the 'B' Division, Ughelli Patrol Team late on Wednesday, 10 May 2023 while on anti-crime patrol along Agbarha-Ughelli Road, were overtaken in a suspicious manner by a Qlink motorcycle with Reg. no. SKL 554 VD with three (3) male occupants. 

"The suspects were given a hot chase, during which the three men on the bike hurriedly abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the bush, leaving behind their motorcycle and a bag. When the bag was searched, one (1) pump action gun loaded with two (2) live cartridges, forty-nine (49) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered along with the motorcycle. 

"Investigation into the matter is ongoing, and efforts are in place to apprehend fleeing suspects."

Similarly, the Delta State PPRO disclosed that, "On 11/05/2023 at about 1102hrs while operatives of Eagle-Net were on patrol along Oreorokpe-Sapele road, they intercepted a commercial mini bus  for a routine search.

"During the search, they recovered a locally made single barrel gun with five (05) live cartridges concealed in the bag found in the possession of one Diarhe Oghenemarho ‘m’ aged 25yrs of Okpara inland waterway community, Ethiope East LGA. 

The statement further revealed that, "the suspect was arrested and taken to the police station. During preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed that he belongs to the notorious Eiye confraternity cult group and that his syndicate has been terrorizing  Warri and Ughelli axis. 

"He also confessed to be a member of an armed robbery/kidnapping gang, and his gang leader is one David Oghotomo Mathew a.k.a “cucumber”. The suspect and exhibits are in custody while  investigation is ongoing." The statement concluded.