The Delta State Police Command said that, on 05/06/2024 at about 1745hrs while acting on credible intelligence, the special squad deployed to Ughelli by the commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, to checkmate the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers in Ughelli, Warri, Sapele, and environs successfully arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered their weapons used in terrorizing innocent residents in Sapele.
According to a press release made available to journalists on Friday by the police public relations officer, Mr Bright Edafe (SP) in Asaba, the Delta State capital, the team led by ASP Julius Robinson stormed Sapele town on the said date and effected the arrest of one Blessing Atima aged 23 years ‘m’ of Jesse Community in Ethiope West LGA of Delta State.
The gang leader, Destiny Okpako, aged 23 years ‘m’ of Oviri-Okpe Community in Okpe LGA of Delta State and Wisdom Akpohirowho, aged 20 years ‘m’ of Jesse Community in Ethiope West LGA of Delta State, all residents of Sapele town and the following exhibit were recovered from them; one Beretta pistol, one locally cut-to-size gun, three cutlasses, phones and ATM cards belonging to victims.
Some of their victims have identified the suspects and their valuables recovered from them. Interrogation of the suspects revealed that they have so far taken part in six of the armed robbery operations in Sapele. The said suspects are in police custody, while investigation is ongoing.
In the same vein, the police command said that, on 3/05/2024 at about 0830hrs, RRS Operatives, while acting on credible information that some suspected robbers were sighted in an uncompleted building along Issele-Asagba Expressway.
The operatives stormed the uncompleted building and arrested one Usman Bello ‘m’ aged 40 years, and one locally made fabricated Beretta pistol was recovered from him.
The suspect who pretends to be a mentally unstable person is in police custody and investigation is ongoing.
In another development, on 04/06/2024, at about 1300hrs, the Area commander Asaba, acting on intelligence reports 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 Asaba Area commander immediately deployed undercover operatives who embarked on a discreet operation that eventually paid off when the duo of one Ameachi Michael ‘m’ aged 42 years of Wuje Street Port Harcourt and Ogochukwu Ogbode ‘m’ aged 38 years 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.
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.
