Delta State Police Command has arrested 59 (male) suspected criminals and 94 (female) suspected commercial sex workers.
According to a press release made available to journalists by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, the suspects were arrested during raids on some identified criminal rendezvous at Evwreni, East West Road, and other black spots all in Ughelli North LGA of the state.
The operatives involved in the arrests were drawn from the command’s operations department, SIB, Dragon Patrol, Safer Highway, Raiders, CP D-Coy Squad, and Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and led by the Commander Dragon Patrol, CSP Graham Imade.
Exhibits recovered from them include three pump action guns, one locally made cut-to-size gun, one dagger, 10 live cartridges, one suspected stolen unregistered Toyota Venza, one unregistered Mercedes Benz, one Peugeot car with registration number KJA 98 GE, nine cups of Loud, codeine syrup, sachets of Swinol, 20 capsules of tramadol, and 31 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp.
The raids followed reoccurring criminal activities of kidnappers and armed robbers in Ughelli, Warri and other parts of the state, which led the Deputy Commissioner of Police operations, DCP Johnson Adenola, to direct that massive raids be carried out in the affected areas.
The 94 suspected commercial sex workers have been charged to court alongside some of the male suspects, while others have been transferred to the command headquarters for further investigation, the release said.
The DC Operations has directed that the team sustain the tempo and ensure that sanity is completely restored in the area while calling on members of the public to make available any useful information that will help the police in the fight against crime and criminality.
He reiterated that the Command is committed to its core mandate, which is protection of lives and property, among others.
