The Police Command in Delta State, has arrested 80 suspects for various offences across the state and recovered 31 firearms, 86 ammunition and cartridges and 50 laptops and mobile phones.
The operation which took place in the month of August, stemmed from the mandate handed the command by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetoku, that all Deltans sleep with their two eyes closed.
The state commissioner of police , CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, who paraded the suspects in Asaba, the state capital, on Wednesday, said that two suspects identified as Thywill Selvin (22 years) of Poly Road, and Guntim Bako (32 years) of Kwale Junction were arrested on August 4. after the DPO of ogwashi-Uku received a distress call that armed robbers were operating along Chelsea Street, Ogwashi-Ukwu.
Acting swiftly, the DPO mobilised the Anti-Crime Squad alongside local vigilante groups to the scene. On sighting the operatives, the armed robbers attempted to escape, but two suspects were arrested.
“During the operation, the following exhibits were recovered from the suspects: One pump action rifle with one live cartridge, one Beretta pistol with six live ammunition, three live assault rifle ammunition, One Daylong motorcycle (REG NO: SAP 369 VK), One Qlink motorcycle (REG NO: URM-750-QV), Twenty-five (25) mobile phones, Four laptops, one tablet phone, one PS4 game console, a home theatre set, two Zealot music players, five bags containing clothes, and other valuables. Some of their victims have identified the suspects. Suspects are in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
In Asaba, one Mercedes Benz GLK (Registration Number: NZM10AP) was recovered after the DPO ‘B’ Asaba, received credible intelligence on a suspected stolen vehicle which was about to be sold at a dealer shop in Asaba on August 5th.
Acting swiftly on this information, one Chinedu Eze, who claimed to be the owner of the vehicle was arrested.
Police preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was registered in April 2023 and registered again in 2025, and that the vehicle was snatched at gunpoint in April 2023 at Abakpa, Enugu State, during which suspected armed robbers shot the rightful owner.
The vehicle has been successfully recovered, and the investigation is ongoing.
In a related development, on August 16th, operatives of Rapid Response Squad of Delta State Command, while on Stop and Search along DBS Road, Asaba, intercepted one Bassey Udoh, age 39years of Custom Market Asaba, carrying a cross bag.
Upon the search of the suspect, an English Beretta pistol was recovered. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is part of a syndicate that usually breaks into people’s homes and cart away their properties, and he bought the gun for the sum of thirty thousand naira (#30,000).
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