Police swoop on criminal hideouts, arrest keke, mobile phone thieves, nab Idumuje Ugboko man
ARREST OF SUSPECTED CULTISTS/ARMED ROBBER /RECOVERY OF FIREARMS/CARTRIDGE
AND RECOVERY OF LOCALLY MADE PISTOL
SNATCHING OF GSM PHONE
STEALING/RECOVERY OF TRICYCLE
1.On the 8/3/2021 at about 2100hrs, The Divisional Police Officer Issele-Uku Division received a distress call from an indigene of Udumuje-Ugboko, that he suspected a man to be in possession of firearm.
A patrol team was immediately deployed to the scene, one Udensi David ‘m’ of Udumuje-Ugboko was arrested and a double barrel gun with a live cartridge was recovered from him. Case is under investigation.
2.On 11/3/2021 at about 0630hrs, base on intelligence gathering, one Chukwuemeka Onyeogbeyesoi ‘m’ of Agbor-Obi was arrested at Ikem Hotel by a team of Agbor Police divisional patrol team and local vigilante.
One (1) locally made short gun, two (2) cartridges and one (1) expanded cartridge were recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing.
3.On 9/3/2021 at about 1900hrs, Safe Delta patrol teams 017 and 081 during a stop and search along General Hospital road by Owa-Alero, intercepted one Festus Onuelue ‘m’ aka Supper. On interrogation and search, one (1) cut to size locally made pistol and three (3) live cartridges were recovered from him. Case under investigation.
4.There has been report of stealing of mobile phones 3 by hoodlums in Asaba and other parts of the state. The commissioner of police Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, directed that DPOs to do all they could and ensure that these syndicate are brought to book.
In compliance with the CP directives, DPOs have been on the look out, and on 3/3/2021 at about 2100hrs, a syndicate of three young men who specializes in using commercial motorcycle and tricycle to snatch mobile phones from their victims were intercepted by men of ‘A’ Division Asaba.
After snatching one Techno Camon 15 phone valued at N63, 000 from one Adedeji Samuel Adeyomi ‘m’ along Nnebisi Road Asaba. On sighting the police, they jumped from the motorcycle and tried to escape, Obi Ebie ‘m’ age 16yrs was arrested while others escaped. Effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects.
5.Furthermore, On 6/3/2021 at about 1900hrs, a case of missing tricycle was reported by one Olinya Ernest.
‘He complained that he woke up in the morning to discover that his keke has been removed from where he parked it. The DPO A division Asaba, CSP Fasugba Temitope immediatly directed men of ‘A’ Division Asaba to move into action.
Investigation started immediately, as a result, two suspects, Kossisor Chukwu ‘m’ and Nwete Sunday ‘m’ were arrested and the said tricycle with Reg. No.BBG 848 QV was recovered them In Anambra state. Case is under investigation
DSP. EDAFE BRIGHT,
Ag. POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
DELTA STATE COMMAND,
ASABA.
