…….As Police Command recovers Nine Hundred and Sixty Eight Rounds of 7.62mm Ammunition,Five Locally Fabricated Guns And Ransom Money.
……….CP Abaniwonda Assures Deltans of the command resolute in tackling crime in the state
Emmanuel lkpeama
The Delta State Police Commissioner,CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has assured Delta State citizens of the command resolute in tackling crime and ensuring that Delta State is safe for all.
He stated this during a press conference on Tuesday 17, September 2024 at the police headquarters, where he noted that the Anti crime patrol team of Aboh division intercepted one motorcycle conveying two occupants carrying a bag containing Nine Hundred and Thirty Rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered in the bag, noting that while the search was on going,one of them took to his heels and escaped and the other suspect Anthony Godday was immediately arrested.
CP Abaniwonda went further to state that on the 12th of September,2024 the crack squad attached to the Area command Ughelli stormed a brothel cum criminal hideout in Ewu town in Ughelli South LGA , following a tip off and arrested five suspects who were involved in a kidnap of a 70year old woman (name withheld)on the 8th of September,2024and collected the sum of Seven million,nine hundred thousand Naira ransom.
The suspects include Dominic Uweru Alias Ovwolo 48years, Isaac Oghenerukevwe Alias Plug 34yrs, Oviri Godstime 25yrs, Junior Sunday and Efedeki Adjovo and the following items were recovered from them;one single barrel gun, three locally made cut-to-size gun, cash sum of Four hundred and fifty thousand naira (#450,000.00) ransom one Moniepoint POS machine, one OPAY POS machine, wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp,they were arrested,confessed to various armed robbery/kidnapping operations in Ughelli and environs and investigations are on ongoing.
The release went on to say that the command arrested some suspected armed robbers and kidnappers and one locally made gun, thirty eight rounds of 7.62mm Ammunition were recovered ,”Acting on credible information, operatives of Agbarho police station stormed the house of one Ovoke Enaike m’ age 43yrs an indigene of Ovierie Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State but resides in Ehwerhe Village Agbarho, during the search of his daylong motorcycle with Reg. NO: DTS XLEH 13 WL, a nylon bag containing the following one Locally Fabricated Gun, one live cartridge and thirty-eight rounds of AK 47 Rifle Ammunition hidden under the motorcycle seat was recovered. Suspect in Agbarho Police Custody, efforts are on top gear to arrest the remaining gang members and recover more arms. Case will be transferred to State Headquarters Asaba, preliminary investigation in progress, and further development will be communicated.”
“ARREST OF SUSPECTED CAR SNATCHERS, RECOVERY OF SUSPECTED STOLEN VEHICLE: On 09/09/2024 at about 1745hrs on credible intelligence, the commander CP Monitoring SP Inyere Elias Chinedu unit led operatives to KM 9 Asaba/Benin Express Way where two male suspects namely, Olisa Emenoha ‘m’ aged 26yrs of Ifete Awka, Iteke Uchenna Wilson ‘m’ aged 26yrs of road 21 Ngozika Estate Awka both from Anambra State were arrested in possession of Toyota Corolla with REG NO: AWK 597 ND Toyota Camry with REG NO: GDD 149 MA suspected to be stolen and they were about to dispose of the vehicles. Preliminary investigation revealed that, they are serial car snatchers and one of the vehicles was snatched at a gunpoint in Akwa Ibom State.”the statement reads.
The Police helmsman noted that the command would do everything possible to ensure that crime in Delta state is reduced to its barest minimum as the state will be too hot for the criminals to hide and operate in Delta state.
