Delta: CP Abass Seeks Residents Support In Fight Against Crimes
Odili Ogochukwu –
Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, has called on Deltans not to relent in their maximum support for the police in the fight against criminal elements in the state.
Abass made the call amidst the arrest of suspected armed robbers, cultists and recovery of local double barrel cut-to-size short gu’n as well as one local cut-to-size pis’tol.
The State Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement, said police officers in Agbor, Delta State, on August 05, 2023, acting upon a credible information arrested a syndicate who specialised at stealing motorcycles in the locality.
Edafe said the police further obtained reliable intelligence that led to the arrest of Efosa Osemere ‘m’ A.K.A Kpako age 23yrs, Nwabuzor Joseph ‘m’ age 30yrs, and Otasowie Osaso ‘m’ age 33yrs.
According to him, “the suspects upon interrogation confessed to being part of the syndicate robbing people of their motorcycles and other belongings in Ewuru Community, Agbor.
He said that, “When a search warrant was executed in their respective houses, one locally made cut-to-size pist’ol and a live cartridge were recovered. The suspects are in custody and investigation is ongoing. ”
The statement reads in part, “06/08/2023 at about 1130hrs, acting on credible information, Anti-robbery patrol team of Orerokpe division while on routine stop and search along Oha/Orerokpe Community road in Okpe L.G.A intercepted a commercial tricycle with five male passengers, the Policemen subjected them to a search during which one locally made double barrel cut-to-size short gun with two live cartridges, the sum of One Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand Naira(#148,000) were found in the possession of one Oghenetoja Douglas ‘m’ of Agboro Community in Okpara Island Isokolo, Ethiope East L.G.A, age 27yrs, suspect was swiftly arrested and taken into custody while investigation is ongoing.
“In another development, the DPO Kwale division CSP Edwin Igoche received a complaint about a syndicate that vandalizes electricity poles and steals electric cables. The DPO detailed the DCO Kwale division to embark on a discreet but intelligence-driven investigation.
“Consequently, on 5/8/2023, the divisional crime officer led a combined team of police and vigilante and arrested the following suspects, Michael Thank god ‘m’ age 25ys, Peter Onyoba ‘m’ age 31yrs from Anambra state, Prince Johnson ‘m’ age 46yrs, Ogochukwu Nwabochali ‘m’ age 36, Chinedu Ossai ‘m’ age 38, and recovered three sacks containing electric conductor cable wires, two iron steel cutter, one measuring scale. The suspects and exhibits are in custody while investigation is ongoing.”