Delta police nab suspected robbers, recover cartridges, guns

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered live cartridges and guns in the state.

This was revealed in a statement by the state police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe and forwarded to Congress news on Wednesday.

He gave the names of the suspects as Collins Anthony ‘m’ ’34’, Stephen Goddey ‘m’ ’30’ and Moses Musa ‘M’ while others Kelin ‘M’ and Isah ‘M’ are at large.

The statement reads, “On the 5/06/2023 at about 1740hrs operatives of Agbor Division while on anti-crime Patrol along Baleke Street Iregua Agbor, the team sighted a motorcycle with three passengers, carrying a bag, on sighting the police, two of the passengers who later gave their names as Collins Anthony ‘m’ age 34yrs and Stephen Goddey ‘m’ age 30yrs, both residents of Agbor Community jumped out of the motorcycle and took to flight. The Police went after them and arrested them. During the search, one (1) locally fabricated cut-to-size pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from the duo. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects belong to a criminal syndicate terrorizing Agbor Community and its Environs. The investigation is ongoing.”

According to the police spokesman, on 5th June 2023, at about 1230hrs, policemen attached to Mosogar division while on routine patrol intercepted one Moses Musa ‘M’ age 27yrs old, Kelin ‘M’ and Isah ‘M’ along Mosogar/Oghara expressway, adding that the suspects on sighting the patrol team fled into a nearby bush and one of the suspects named Moses Musa ‘M’ was arrested with a locally made pistol and a live cartridge while the other two suspects escaped into the bush.”

The statement further added, “On 5/6/2023, at about 1230hrs, policemen attached to Mosogar division while on routine patrol, they intercepted one Moses Musa ‘M’ age 27yrs old, Kelin ‘M’ and Isah ‘M’ along Mosogar/Oghara expressway. The suspects on sighting the patrol team fled into a nearby bush. One of the suspects named Moses Musa ‘M’ was arrested with a locally made pistol and a live cartridge while the other two suspects escaped into the bush. The suspect confessed that he is from Kogi State and that the three of them specialized in POS robbery. He was identified by a victim whose motorcycle was recently snatched at gunpoint along Oghara/Mosogar Bridge. The suspect is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”

However, Delta State CP, Wale Abass, commends officers and men of the command for their continuous effort in curbing crime and other vices in the state and assured residents that the tempo would be sustained.