……..Recovers two suspected stolen vehicles,two Beretta pistol,four pump action guns,three double barrel guns and one locally made pistol .
Emmanuel lkpeama
The Delta State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to continually tackle crimes and criminality in the state, especially armed robbery,in order for Deltans to sleep with their two eyes closed as he has mandated all officers to key into it and adopt the proactive Policing strategies which have so far been yielding results.
According to the press release signed by the Police Public Relation Officer, SP Edafe Bright, the Commissioner of Police,CP Abaniwonda Olufemi stated that the command arrested nine suspected kidnappers and recovered three pump-action guns, three double/single-barrel guns, one locally made gun, and thirteen rounds of live cartridges, stating that manhunt for the other fleeing suspects is ongoing
CP Abaniwonda went further to state that the command arrested one Henry Aniogor ,a native of Ejeme-Aniogor community in Aniocha south LGA but lives in Ibusa,who has been on the command’s watch list and one pump-action gun was recovered from him. Also recovered is a Toyota Highlander with Reg. no RBC-414-BL, and a Hyundai car with Reg. no LSD-367-DU, suspected to have been stolen from their victims.
He noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the gang has been involved in multiple car snatches and manhunt for his gang members is being intensified while investigation is ongoing.
The police helmsman said that on the 25th of April 2025, at about 1835hrs, operatives of CP Special assignment team, while acting on intelligence, embarked on a sting operation and stormed the residence of one Mudiaga Okparume,aged 24yrs of Alegbo road in Effurun community in Uvwie LGA and a search warrant was executed in the apartment during which two Beretta pistols and five rounds of live ammunition, rounds of live cartridges were recovered.
Upon further interrogation, the suspect led the operatives to Ugbokposo in Uvwie LGA, where one of his gang members, Arinze Humble, age 31 years, was arrested and they both confessed to being members of Vikings confraternity.Suspects and exhibits are in custody while the investigation is ongoing.
He however appealed to the general public to always intimate the Command of any act of lawlessness and criminality in any part of the state as all hands must be on deck to collectively police Delta State
