Delta Police arrest suspected gunmen, recover guns

By Miracle Esegha, Warri

The Delta State police command has arrested suspected armed robbers and recovered one locally made cut-to-size pistol and a live cartridge.

This is according to a statement by DSP Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command on Wednesday.

According to him, the Agbor Divisional Police Officer acted on credible information and detailed police operatives to investigate and arrest a syndicate that reportedly specialised in stealing motorcycles in Agbor and its environs.

He said the team swung into action and gathered intelligence that led to the eventual arrest of Efosa Osemere a 23 years old man who is also known as Kpako and Nwabuzor Joseph a 30 years old man including one Otasowie Osaso a 33years old man, noting that the suspects upon interrogation confessed to being part of the syndicate robbing people of their motorcycles and other belongings in Ewuru Community, Agbor.

Edafe said, “When a search warrant was executed in their houses, one locally made cut-to-size pistol and a live cartridge were recovered. The suspects are in custody and the investigation is ongoing.”

The statement further stated, “In a similar vein, though acting on credible information, the Anti-robbery patrol team of Orerokpe division while on routine stop and search along Oha/Orerokpe Community road in Okpe Local Government Area intercepted a commercial tricycle with five male passengers, the Policemen subjected them to a search during which one locally made double barrel cut-to-size short gun with two live cartridges, the sum of One Hundred and Forty-Eight Thousand Naira(#148,000) were found in the possession of one Oghenetoja Douglas ‘m’ of Agboro Community in Okpara Island Isokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area, age 27yrs, the suspect was swiftly arrested and taken into custody while the investigation is ongoing.”

He stated, “In another development, the DPO Kwale division CSP Edwin Igoche received a complaint about a syndicate that vandalizes electricity poles and steals electric cables. The DPO detailed the DCO Kwale division to embark on a discreet but intelligence-driven investigation. Consequently, on 5/8/2023, the divisional crime officer led a combined team of police and vigilante and arrested the following suspects, Michael Thank god ‘m’ age 25ys, Peter Onyoba ‘m’ age 31yrs from Anambra state, Prince Johnson ‘m’ age 46yrs, Ogochukwu Nwabochali ‘m’ age 36, Chinedu Ossai ‘m’ age 38, and recovered three sacks containing electric conductor cable wires, two iron steel cutter, one measuring scale. The suspects and exhibits are in custody while the investigation is ongoing,” he maintained.