Armed Robbers, Drug Dealers Suffer Set Back As Police Declare War On Them In Delta

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, has declared war on armed robbers and hard drug dealers as he continued to reiterate his desire to ensure that the state is crime free.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the Police boss has warned and directed DPOs and Tactical Commanders on the need to be proactive always in policing, which is way better than reactive policing through intensive stop and search, raid of black spots/criminal hideout.This may have paid off following the release by the Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Bright Edafe in a statement on behalf of the Commissioner of the Police.

He stated:
“1. 23/7/2021 at about 2130hrs , the DPO Sapele Division received a distressed from one man (name withheld) resident at Ugbeyiyi area of Sapele, that one of the  Police personnel attached to him noticed a strange movement around the fence of his house, the DPO CSP Harrison Nwabuisi  led a team of crack squad attached to the Division and stormed the area almost immediately. The suspect, who wrapped an object in a caftan long gown, on sighting the Police took to his heels. He was chased that night into a nearby bush, he dropped the wrapped object he was carrying and escaped. When the wrapped object was uncovered, one AK-49 rifle with one live ammunition was recovered. The rifle was without magazine but had already been corked as the ammunition was in the chamber. The rifle with breach number 06957 was recovered”. 

“Similarly on 22/7/2021, a combined team of Police and vigilante acting on credible information received that a gang of four armed robbers were operating around Eku. The combined team stormed the area and the dare devil robbers engaged the team in a gun duel.  Three of the armed robbers sustained serious gun shot injuries, they were rushed to the hospital where they later gave up the ghost while receiving treatment. Exhibits recovered from them included one cut to size single barrel gun, five live cartridges, eleven android phones and one laptop. Three of their victims names (withheld) later came to the Police Station and identified the recovered phones and laptop as theirs. Manhunt for the fleeing member of the gang is ongoing.”

“On the 20/7/2021 at about 2200hrs, Dragon Patrol Teams 27 and 28, while on stop and search duty at Oleh roundabout along Ozoro Ughelli expressway, intercepted one tricycle blue in colour with Reg. No. URM 826 QR. The driver refused to stop hence the patrol teams went after them. Fortunately one of the occupant of the tricycle by name Efe Felix ‘m’ 29yrs of Efe No. 9 Efe Street Ozoro, was arrested while the other two  suspects fled into the bush. Upon search two (2) locally made cut to size guns with twelve (12) live cartridges concealed in a bag was recovered from the battery compartment of the tricycle.  On 21/7/21 at about 0600hrs, while one of the escaped suspect was trying to look for a way to get out of town on a motorcycle, luck ran out of him as he was again intercepted by Dragon 27 and 28. The suspect, Ibrahim Salihu ‘m’  28 years of opposite Mercy Land Warri, was arrested and he confessed to be part of the gang that was earlier intercepted. Investigation is ongoing.”

“Similarly, on 21/7/2021 at about 2200hrs ‘B’ Division Ughelli Patrol team while on stop and search duty opposite Ibru Clinic Agbarha-Otor, intercepted a Qlink motorcycle with Reg No. AUC462 SF having one Udi Alex (m) 45 years old of Winners Street, Agbarha-Otor, with two male occupants. The two passengers sensing danger immediately jumped down from the motorcycle and escaped into the bush abandoning a bag. When searched was carried on the bag, a locally made cut to size gun with ten (10) live cartridges, twelve (12) expended cartridges,  one Oppo Android phone and three  ATM cards were recovered from the bag. The rider, who claimed not to know the fleeing suspects was arrested and undergoing interrogation while manhunt for the two fleeing suspects  is ongoing.”

“On the 21/7/2021, at about 2030hrs, acting on credible intelligence Operation Delta Hawk teams raided a notorious black spot/cultist rendezvous at the back of General Hospital, GRA, Asaba.During the raid, four (4) male suspects were arrested in possession of various quantity of hard drugs. The suspects were  Idris Mohammed ‘m’ 31yrs,  Suleman Isa ‘m’ 22yrs,  Saidu Isah ‘m’ 20yrs,  Habibu Kebbi ‘m’ 22yrs.
Exhibits recovered from them included, twenty-five (25) wraps of dried leave suspected to be Indian hemp, Eleven (11) sachets of SK, eleven (11) roll bond, fifty-seven (57) capsules of tramadol,  sixty-two (62) tablets of swinol and twenty-eight (28) wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.  Investigation is ongoing.”

“On 23/7/21, at about 0400hrs The DPO Ebrumede Division, SP Bolarinwa Alabi, while on stop and search duty with crack team attached to the Division at one of the black spot close to DSC roundabout Warri, they flagged down a vehicle for check but the driver refused to stop and zoomed off instead. The Police crack team quickly went after the said vehicle. The occupants of the vehicle realizing that the Police were not relenting, abandoned the vehicle a Toyota RAV4 SUV  with a Lagos registration number EPE 949 FF and fled. The vehicle when searched, a well constructed master key was recovered. Investigation later revealed that the said vehicle was removed from where park in the early hours of same date. Manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing.”