Operatives of Delta state police command has arrested a suspected car-thief, Richard Tobi, on March 2, 2022.
Command spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed that the suspect who hails from Obibo, Port Harcourt, was arrested at Mammy market Effurun technical intelligence, after the team had trailed him to the said location.
Tobi was arrested with different plate numbers.
Upon further investigation, the suspect led Operatives to his base where one Toyota Hilux with Reg. No. UYY 210 GT suspected to have been stolen at Akwa-Ibom was recovered. Suspect has been charged to court and remanded in prison custody.
On March 1, Operatives in a gun duel with a four man armed robbery gang operating with a mini bus with reg. no. Delta DSZ 912 XA, had brought down a suspected armed robber.
The team had chased the hoodlums to Makaiva market while exchanging gun fire with them but seized fire when they got to the market due to the crowd. The hoodlums alighted from the vehicle and ran into the crowd but one of the suspects was arrested with gunshot injuries he sustained during the gun duel.
The suspect named Christopher (surname unknown) confessed being a member of the armed robbery gang that robbed a POS lady at Osubi-Orerokpe earlier in the day. Suspect was taken to General Hospital, Warri where he died while receiving treatment. The mini bus, one expended cartridge, two (2) POS machines, two female bags containing two Zenith bank ATM cards, one driver’s license bearing Ogagbe Godspower, one(1) power bank and a bible were recovered. Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.
In another operation on March 1, Operatives had intercepted a white colored Toyota Hiace commercial bus with reg. no. AGB 439 XT conveying passengers from Benin to Onitsha.
The passengers were subjected to search during which one locally made pistol, one (1) expended cartridge, a complete military camouflage uniform, one (1) Samsung S8 mobile phone, some substances suspected to be Indian hemp, one army colored wrist watch, two (2) other wrist watches and clothings were recovered from a male passenger named Billy Saul “M” age 30yrs of no. 12 Ekae Street off Sapele road Benin city, a native of Akunza in Lafia LGA of Nasarawa State. Investigation is ongoing.
Similarly, on 3/3/2022, the DPO Isiokolo led a combined team of Police/vigilante and raided a suspected kidnapper’s den in Kokori, Ethiope east LGA, and recovered one locally cut to size gun and six live cartridges. Efforts are on to arrest the suspects.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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