Police kill one in crossfire, arrest suspected robber in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has said a suspected armed robber was killed in a crossfire while another was arrested on Saturday in different operations in the state.

According to the police, one of the incidents occurred on Warri/ Sapele road by Okwuvo town in Okpe LGA, while the other took place along Okere road Warri, Delta state.

The police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement, said on October 13, one suspect Charles Uzama ‘m’ age 38yrs was arrested by men of Dragon 26 and Dragon 29.

He said the suspect was arrested when the teams were on stop and search duty along Warri-Sapele road by Okwuvo town in Okpe LGA.

The statement reads, “The team intercepted a silver colour Toyota corolla commercial vehicle with reg. no. KPE 219 DY conveying some passengers from Oghara to Warri. The Policemen subjected the passengers to a thorough search during which one locally made a cut-to-size gun with three live cartridges was recovered from the suspect. He was taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing.”

In a related event, the police spokesman said on 10/10/2022 at about 1600hrs, Police Surveillance Team attached to ‘B’ division Warri in a combined effort with operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while on surveillance patrol along Okere road Warri, noticed that a tricycle reversed upon sighting the Policemen.

“The team chased the suspects for about five minutes when the hoodlums suddenly opened fire on them. The policemen gallantly engaged them in a gun duel and successfully neutralized one of the suspects while others escaped.

“The injured suspect was taken to the hospital where he was later confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. One Pump action gun and six (6) live cartridges were recovered and effort is being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects.”