Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber in the Warri Delta State.
DSP Bright Edafe, the spokesman of the command revealed this in a statement on Monday, October 10, 2022, and said one locally made cut-to-size double barrel gun and a shotgun was recovered from the suspect.
The statement read, “On 9/10/2022, Operatives of the Command Eagle-Net Special Squad while on Aberdeen patrol in Warri, sighted a male passenger carrying a mini bag who on sighting the Police, alighted from a minibus and fled with the bag.
“His action was suspicious hence the operative went after him. The suspect on noticing that the Policemen were closing up on him, abandoned the said bag and escaped into a nearby river. Upon searching the bag, one locally made cut-to-size double barrel gun and one locally made short gun was recovered. Efforts are on to arrest the fleeing suspect”.
The PPRO also noted that another suspect, Famous Olotu, was arrested with one locally made cut-to-size gun loaded with one live cartridge.
He added, “In another development, on 5/10/2022, Police operatives attached to Oghara Police station led by the Divisional crime officer (DCO) while on stop and search duty along Ibori Road, Oghara in Ethiope East LGA, intercepted one Famous Olotu ‘m’ age 35yrs and subjected the suspect to a search during which, one locally made cut-to-size gun loaded with one live cartridge was recovered from him. The suspect was immediately taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing”.
Although, CP Ari Muhammed Ali the State Commissioner of Police assured members of the public that the Command will leave no stone unturned in the fight against crime and criminality in the State.
To this end, the CP mandated all DPOS, and Tactical Commanders to ensure the sustenance of raids of criminal hideouts/black spots in their area of responsibility.
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