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The Delta State Police Command apprehended Usman Bello, a suspected robber posing arsenic a mentally unstable person, and seized a locally made, fabricated Beretta pistol from him.
The state’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, disclosed this successful a connection shared connected X.com connected Friday.
Edafe said Bello’s apprehension took spot connected May 3, 2024, astatine astir 8:00 a.m. erstwhile RRS Operatives, acting connected credible information, stormed an uncompleted gathering on the Issele-Azagba Expressway and apprehended him.
He disclosed that Bello is presently successful custody and that the probe is ongoing.
The connection reads, ” On 3/05/2024 astatine astir 8:00 a.m., RRS Operatives, portion acting connected credible accusation that immoderate suspected robbers were sighted successful an uncompleted gathering on Issele-Asagba Express Way.
“The operatives stormed the uncompleted gathering and arrested 1 Usman Bello ‘M’ property 40yrs, and 1 Locally Made Fabricated Beretta Pistol recovered from him.
“The suspect, who pretends to beryllium a mentally unstable idiosyncratic is successful custody and probe is ongoing.”
In a akin development, Edafe besides disclosed that the unit besides arrested 3 suspected equipped robbers and recovered a Beretta pistol, a locally made cut-to-size gun, and different weapons successful Sapele.
The arrested suspects are Blessing Atima, 23, the pack person from Jesse Community successful Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA); Destiny Okpako, 19, from Oviri-Okpe Community successful Okpe LGA; and Wisdom Akpohirowho, 20, from Jesse Community successful Ethiope West LGA.
The trio has been linked to six equipped robbery operations successful Sapele.
Edafe said the arrests were made by a peculiar squad deployed by the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, to checkmate the activities of kidnappers, and equipped robbers successful Ughelli, Warri, Sapele, and environs.
He noted that the squad arrested 3 suspected equipped robbers and recovered their weapons, which they utilized to terrorise guiltless residents successful Sapele.
Recovered items see a Beretta pistol, a locally made cut-to-size gun, 3 cutlasses, phones, and ATM cards belonging to victims.
“Some of their victims person identified the suspects and their valuables recovered from them. Interrogation of the suspects revealed that they person truthful acold taken portion successful six of the equipped robbery operations successful Sapele. The suspects are successful custody, and the probe is ongoing,” Edafe said.
Additionally, 2 suspects, Ameachi Michael and Ogochukwu Ogbode, were besides arrested for store and housebreaking successful Asaba.
They allegedly targeted victims successful Asaba and sold their loot successful Port Harcourt. The arrests were made connected April 6, 2024, astatine astir 1300 hrs, pursuing an quality study connected the suspects’ activities.
“The Area commandant instantly deployed undercover operatives who embarked connected a discreet cognition which yet paid disconnected erstwhile the duo of 1 Ameachi Micheal ‘m’ property 42 yrs of Wuje Street Port Harcourt and Ogochukwu Ogbode ‘m’ property 38 yrs of Aronomen Enugu were arrested on DLA road, Asaba.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that aft breaking and looting the shops of their victims, they carried their loot to Port-Harcourt to sell.”
The policeman noted that the bid is investigating the suspects’ engagement successful these crimes and moving to apprehend receivers of stolen items successful Port Harcourt.
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