The police command in Delta State said its men on August 31, 2021 while on patrol in Illah arrested four suspected armed robbers.
They had received a report from one Bature Ibrahim, a truck driver with the Dangote Group of Companies, that while trying to park his truck with registration number DAS. 690 ZY loaded with 900 bags of cement at Okpella in Edo State, four armed men emerged from the bush, dragged him and his conductor into the bush, gave them several machete cuts and tied them with rope, then made away with the truck.
The patrol team then swung into action eventually located the truck somewhere it was parked at Aniegele, along Illah-Asaba road.
On sighting the police, the suspects jumped into the bush and the police, together with local vigilantes, chased them and arrested four suspects namely Ozioma Umez, Uchenna Idenyi, Chibuike Nwamgbo and Chiolada Nomha.
Two cutlasses were also recovered from the suspects.
In another development, the Dragon 02 patrol team of the command while conducting stop and search along Agbor/Asaba expressway by Issele-Uku intercepted one red Qlink motorcycle with registration number LEG 326 QN conveying three occupants.
On sighting the patrol team, the occupants abandoned the motorcycle and ran into the nearby bus.
They were chased and one of the suspects named Musa Kabiru, 42, was arrested.
One locally made pistol, one live cartridge and four mobile handsets were recovered from him.
The command’s spokesman, Edafe Bright, said efforts are to arrest the other fleeing members of the gang.
The Commissioner of Police has enjoined residents of the state to be vigilant at all times and to be security-conscious.
He also advised residents to avail themselves with the distress numbers issued by the command for them to reach the command as soon as the need arises