Delta Police Command Arrest 3 Suspected Armed Robbers,Car Snatchers, Burglary Suspects ln Asaba.
….. Recover two beretta pistols,one local made cut-to-size gun.
Emmanuel lkpeama
The special police squad deployed to Ughelli, Delta State by the Commissioner of Police,CP Abaniwonda Olufemi to checkmate the activities of Kidnapers and armed robbers in Ughelli,Warri Sapele and it environs successfully arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered one beretta pistol, one locally cut-to-size gun, three cutlasses, phones and ATM cards belonging to victims.
In a press release signed by the Police Public Relation Officer,SP Edafe Bright stated that the team which was led by ASP Julius Robinson stormed Sapele town on 5th June,2024 at about 5:45pm, arrested the gang leader, Blessing Atima aged 23years of Jesse Community in Ethiope west , Destiny Okpako of Oviri Okpe Community in Okpe LGA aged 19years and Wisdom Akpohiowho aged 20 of Jesse Community,all residents of Sapele town.
The PPRO went further to state that on interrogating the suspects,they revealed that they have so far taken part in six of the armed robbery operations in Sapele, and that their victims have identified the suspects,their valuables items recovered from them and investigation are on going.
In the same vein,the PPRO noted that the RRS Operatives in the state,while acting on credible information burst into an uncompleted building where suspected robbers terrorizing the area were sighted along lssele Asagba Express Way.
He said,”On 3/05/2024 at about 0830hrs, RRS Operatives, while acting on credible information that some suspected robbers were sighted ⁰ an uncompleted building along Issele-Asagba Express Way. The operatives stormed the uncompleted building and arrested one Usman Bello ‘M’ age 40yrs, and one Locally Made Fabricated Beretta Pistol recovered from him. The suspect who pretends to be a mentally unstable person is in custody and investigation is ongoing.”
“Also on 04/06/2024, at about 1300 hrs, the Area commander Asaba acting on intelligence report on the activities of some suspects who come from across the Niger to Asaba at night, break into and loot the shops of their targeted victims, the Area commander immediately deployed undercover operatives who embarked on a discreet operation which eventually paid off when the duo of one Ameachi Micheal ‘m’ age 42 yrs of Wuje Street Port Harcourt and Ogochukwu Ogbode ‘m’ age 38 yrs of Aronomen Enugu were arrested along DLA road, Asaba. Preliminary investigations revealed that after breaking and looting the shops of their victims, they carried their loot to Port-Harcourt to sell. Investigation and efforts to arrest the receivers of these stolen items are ongoing.” he submitted.
Edafe opined that the commissioner of Police CP Abaniwonda Olufemi has urged members of the public to always reach out to the command in cases of distress through any of the dedicated control room numbers 08036684974 or report to the nearest Police station.
