Delta police nab suspected armed robbers, recover guns, ammunition

The Delta state command of the Nigeria police has arrested some suspected armed robbers and recovered various forms of ammunition from the men of the underworld.

The command in a statement signed by its police public relations officer, Bright Edafe disclosed that policemen attached to Bomadi Divisional patrol team, while on stop and search duty along Bomadi-Tuomo road on Friday, October 1, intercepted a cyclist carrying a suspected armed robber.

The suspect, one Solomon Ebe, 37 years  of Tuomo Community Burutu LGA Delta State, was carrying a  bag containing Garri. “The operatives who were discrete in their responsibilities on reasonable suspicion decided to search the suspect and the bag.  Upon search,   340 rounds of AK47 live ammunition hidden inside the Garri were recovered. The suspect was arrested and investigation is ongoing.”

“On 30/09/2021 at about 2015hrs, the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri acting on a distress call  that a tricycle with registration No FHR 600 QF  had been snatched by four armed men  at Hausa quarters and were heading towards Delta line Warri/Sapele road Warri. The DPO deployed  Rapid response team of the Division to go after them.

“The team on sighting the hoodlums around Warri gave them a hot chase and in the process, one of the suspects named Efe David, 22  jumped down from the tricycle  and was arrested  while the other three escaped with the tricycle. Information was quickly disseminated to other Divisions and vigilantes which fortunately led to the arrest of one of them by vigilante with the snatched tricycle while two of the robbers escaped.

“The Vigilantes were over powered by irate mob who delivered instant jungle justice on the suspect. The tricycle, cut to size double barrel gun with two live cartridges  and some suspected stolen pieces of gold plated jewellery were recovered. Investigation is ongoing.”

The statement added that on 29/9/2021 at about 0300hrs  acting on credible information, “operatives attached to the Command raider squad raided  Utuloho Street Ozoro, during which one (1) English double barrel gun and twenty-six (26) live cartridges were recovered in possession of one Ejiro Efemijoghor ‘f ‘,  who claimed that the gun belonged to her husband. Investigation is ongoing.”