Delta Command of Nigeria Police says its Operatives attached to Eagle-Net Special Squad, while on visibility patrol along Issele-Azagba/ Ogwashi-Uku road, have intercepted one Anthony Onyekaba driven Commercial Tricycle alongside 4 other suspected armed robbers.
DSP Bright Edafe, Command’s Spokesperson made this known in a statement issued, Wednesday.
He said on 5th September, 2022 at about 1125hrs, one Anthony Onyekaba arrested inside tricycle together with four occupants and after a thorough search, one Eze Paul ‘m’ 27yrs of Okofia and Henry Dukkwu of Ugbetiti ‘m’ 28yrs both of Issele-Azagba in Aniocha North LGA were arrested with one (1) locally made double barrel Pistol with two live cartridges, concealed in a bag.
“One (1) techno phone, one (1) Infinix phone, one (1) OPPO phone, one (1) APPO phone, and the cash sum of (N5,750) were recovered from them.”
He said investigation is ongoing.
DSP Edafe, similary said, on 1st September, 2022, Patrol team attached to Warri Area Command intercepted a suspicious looking boy later identified as Conference Nyerhovwo ‘m’ aged 20 years of Jesse town in Ethiope West LGA, Delta State, carrying a bag.
He maintained that the Policemen subjected the suspect and the bag to a search, saying that upon searching the said bag, one locally made cut-to-size double barrel short gun and four rounds of live cartridges were recovered from the bag.
He was arrested and taken to the Area Command.
“Investigations later revealed that the suspect was on a revenge mission, claiming that some suspected cultists murdered his elder brother named Ovie Nyerhovwo,”
“He further stated that he contacted his friend who lives in Ghana to tell him where he hid his gun.
” He was on his way to carry out the act, when the Police intercepted him and recovered the gun. Investigation is ongoing.”
The PPRO however maintained that in another development, on the 1st September, 2022 at about 2130hrs, operatives attached to Special Anti-Cult Unit (SACU) raided a black spot at Owa-Oyibo in Ika North East LGA.
He further explained that the raid carried out by the operatives led to the arrest of two drug dealers, one Mrs. Ogala Juliet ‘f’ 42 years and one Ifeadi Macaulay ‘m’ 26 years.
Acccording to him, the exhibits recovered from them Include two (2) bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, twenty (20) cans of liquid substances suspected to be “monkey tail , Investigation is ongoing”
He revealed that, in the Command’s resolved to fight the menace caused by Indian hemp/ controlled drugs dealers, the Delta State Commissioner of Police has ordered that continuous raids be carried out by DPOs in their area of responsibility.
The CP also admonished the youths to stay away from these substances capable of destroying their lives.
