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Police nab fraudsters, robbery suspects, recover gun in Delta

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The Delta State Police Command has arrested four criminal suspects namely, Ofemu Obus ‘m’ age 23yrs and Henry Ekpu ‘m’ age 28yrs, John Francis ‘m’ age 26yrs of Uru-Ughelli Street Agbarho and Godsent Orogun ‘m’, age 25yrs over POS fraud and armed robbery on different operations in the state.

It was learnt two suspects were arrested by Operatives attached to the Command’s Raiders squad on 27/10/2022. The suspects were alleged to have specialized in defrauding unsuspecting POS operators by generating fake alerts which they use to deceives their victims and defraud them of their money.

“Suspects are in Custody and investigation is ongoing.” According to the police.

In a statement by the state Police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe explained that “On the 26/10/2022 at about 1700hrs, operatives of Dragon patrol teams 29 and 26 led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, while on stop and search duty along Warri-Sapele road by Okwuvo Okpe LGA, intercepted a Daylong motorcycle with Reg. No. Delta UGH 353 VQ carrying two male occupants, the Policemen conducted a search on them during which, one (1) Iphone, one (1) Infinix phone, one (1) Nokia torch phone.

The statement read: “While the search was being conducted, the owners of the Phones started calling, and they alleged that they were at Sapele and Oghara respectively. The two suspects were later identified as John Francis ‘m’ age 26yrs of Uru-Ughelli Street Agbarho and Godsent Orogun ‘m’, age 25yrs of No. 18 Ovwiagba.”

He said the suspects were in custody while investigation is on ongoing.

Similarly, Edafe said: ” Acting on intelligence report about an armed robbery syndicate who operates around Awka-Enugu highway axis but hibernate in Asaba, at about 1145hrs of date operatives of CP.-Decoy squad acting on a tip off, mobilized to Oduke-Okwe axis of Asaba where the suspects who were driving a Toyota Seinna SUV with Reg. No. ASB 781 YF, upon sighting the Police, abandoned the said vehicle and took into the crowd at the market. Upon in search of the vehicle, one locally Made Barretta Pistol, and a Samsung phone was recovered beneath the driver’s seat. Investigation is ongoing.”

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