The Delta State Police Command has busted an illegal wine factory in Bomadi area of the state and arrested the suspect.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Abaniwanda, at a press briefing yesterday at Police headquarters, Asaba, said the suspect,
Chiemenam Adigwe, 45, a native of the Akpo community in Aguata Local Government Area of, Anambra State, was arrested with over 100 bottles of Gordons, Chelsea, Eagle Schnapps, and McDowell’s.
The CP said,”Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect mixes ethanol with water and adds flavor to it, then packages these fake drinks in empty bottles of Gordons, Chelsea, and McDowell’s, which he usually buys from Onitsha. The suspect also stated that when he supplies to his customers, he would tell them that he usually ordered the drinks from Onitsha, Anambra state”.
The CP who reeled out the achievements of the command within one month, said,” On 25th April 2024, at about 11 am, the Command received intelligence about a suspect who produces fake alcoholic drinks in Bomadi. I directed the DPO Bomadi Division to work on the intel and ensure that the suspect is tracked down, arrested, and brought to book. In compliance with my directive, the DPO Bomadi division led operatives to the hideout where the suspect was arrested. The suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
He said that Ughelli became a hot spot that made him to deploy a special Squad to the zone and that the squad, currently stationed in Ughelli through a high-density operation, has so far successfully arrested six suspected kidnappers, recovered one Pump action gun, three berretta pistols, one revolver pistol, one locally made cut-to-size gun, and they have also rescued three kidnapped victims so far.
He said the command successfully neutralised a notorious kidnappr and rescued two of his victims in Okuno,Orogun Ughelli North LGA, where they were hiding alongside some of their kidnapped victims.
He said the command recovered one AK-47 rifle, and 11 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
*The two kidnapped victims (name withheld) were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families, while the injured suspect was taken to the hospital where he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment. Manhunt for the other fleeing suspects is ongoing.
He said a case of infanticide was reported at Oleh Division, that a suspect, Sofia Nkwor, 24, from Isoko south LGA, dumped her child, one year and one month old in a well along the road in Araya community Isoko south LGA. “Children who went to play around the tree discovered the abandoned child floating on the well. The mother, Sofia Nkwor , was immediately arrested and she stated that she dumped the child on 26th April 2024 . The suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing.
following information received from an informant that his unregistered Toyota Corolla Saloon Car was stolen from where it was parked beside F&T Plaza Oruwhorun and that the said Toyota Corolla car was sighted along Eku/Warri Road by Oha Junction in Okpe LGA. On my directive, the DPO Orerokpe swiftly mobilized patrol teams alongside members of Oha local vigilantes and one Dickson Omage, 47 of Post Office Road Effurun Warri was arrested and the car recovered with a master key. Further investigation and interrogation of the suspect led to the arrest of two other suspects one Samson Ekwunwa ‘m’ age 40yrs and one Kanebi Michael ‘m’ age 39yrs in Benin city on 19/04/24. The two suspects specializes in removing old chassis/engine numbers and replacing them with new ones before putting the vehicles for sale and equally demobilizing vehicles with car trackers. A total of 12 suspected stolen vehicles have been recovered from Benin City and Warri respectively. Investigation is ongoing.
Abaniwanda ,said the command arrested many suspects, including armed robbers, cultists and kidnaper.
He assured Deltans that he would replicate what he did in Ughelli to any troubled zone of the state .
” I am assuring Nigerians in general and Deltans in particular that the policing strategies adopted in Ughelli will be replicated in other areas where we might be having similar challenges. My promise to the good people of Delta State remain the same which is to ensure that Deltans sleep with their two eyes closed.
“For any distress situation that bothers on security, kindly report at the nearest police station, or the command headquarters through the Control room numbers on 08036684974, 08125958005, and 09053872287”.
