° Recover 280 ammunition
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected arms suppliers to kidnappers and robbers in the state .
The suspects belonged to two different syndicates that supply arms and ammunition to criminal elements in two separate operations.
Two of the suspects were arrested by the command’s Decoy Squad, led by ASP Julius Robinson.
According to Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Bright Edafe, the squad received intelligence on a syndicate that supplies cartridges to kidnappers, armed robbers, and cultists.
” The operatives led by the commander Decoy squad, ASP Julius Robinson, embarked on a sting operation, at about 9.40 am of 8th may 2023, and arrested one Chinedu Enenmo,37,of Akere Ogidi, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, at their hideout in one of the popular hotels in Asaba, where they hibernate and carry out their nefarious activities, and recovered 250 rounds of live cartridges from the suspect.
“During the course of investigation, the suspect gave useful information about his accomplice, and led the operatives to Fegge area of Onitsha in Anambra state, where one Donatus Ndukan, 34, of Urom community in Awka-North LGA of Anambra State who he described as his boss in the business was also arrested. The suspects are in custody, and investigation is ongoing”
In another development, Edafe said that,”on May 9, the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri, CSP T.Y Mahmud, led the divisional anti-crime patrol team out on visibility and confidence building patrol, to curtail the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers in Warri and its environs. During the patrol, the team intercepted a tricycle along Eagle roundabout by Ugunu bridge, conveying three occupants and subjected them to a search, during the search, 30 rounds of 7.62 AK47 live ammunition were recovered from two of the passengers namely; Eddy Aboyowa,37, and Akpani Isaiah, 35, both of Eyiejuku street off Deco road, Warri. The suspects are in custody, and investigation is ongoing”.
The state Commissioner of Police CP Wale Abass while commending the team for their efforts, also admonished them not to relent as more is expected of them.
He assures Deltans and residents in the state of his resolute in the fight against crime and criminality while calling for cooperation from members of the public, especially during stop and search, that though it may inconvenience road users, it is generally for the collective good of the people and the State.
He admonished them to help the police to police them by monitoring their environments and report any suspicious persons or movement within their areas.
According to Edafe, the CP has addressed officers and men of the command stating that, “it is very pertinent for all officers to carry out their duties diligently, he also said that only result oriented officers will retain their offices. A few days after his assumption of duty in the command, his operational strategies are already yielding results.
“The following dedicated phone lines are available for 24 hours to the public as a quick response contact for any complaint or distress situation.
CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS:
- 08036684974
- 08125958005
- 09053872287″.
