The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers for being in possession of a locally made gun and Indian hemp.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Monday.
According to the PPRO: “Today at about 0740hrs, men of Ovwian Aladja Division
raided a criminal hideout/black spots in Ujvwu community.”
Edafe stated that the suspects who gathered in a large number smoking Indian Hemp took to their heels on sighting the police.
He noted that the suspects were chased and two of them, namely: Godspower Alfred, 23, and Destiny Akwara, 34, were arrested.
Edafe stated that upon search, a locally made cut to size gun and some wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from them.
Similarly on Sunday at about 1030am, patrol team attached to Ovwian Aladja Division while on stop and search duty intercepted a commercial bus carrying some passengers.
The operatives upon searching the passengers recovered one locally made single barrel gun concealed in a bag of Garri.
The PPRO stated that the suspect, Pigi Kelvin, 42, of Ututuoama town Ughelli South LGA, was arrested.
Edafe added that investigation was ongoing.
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