Delta State Police Command has recovered 220 rounds of live ammunition, 110 rounds of cartridges,guns and magazines in an uncompleted building in Ekpan , Warri area of the state .
The command described the achievement as a major breakthrough as the recoveries were capable of destroying entire community in the state .
Delta State Police Publlic Relations Officer PPRO DSP Bright Edafe, stated that the recoveries were made in an uncompleted building in Ekpan area of Warri,” one AK-47 Rifle with five magazines loaded with 161 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one Assault Rifle with two magazines loaded with 59 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, two English pump-action guns, One 110 rounds of live cartridges, one (Double Barrel gun, one Single Barrel gun, one toy gun, cutlasses, and a bunch of charms wrapped in a cap were retrieved”
Edafe said that sequel to the numerous complaints from residents of Ekpan and environs on the antecedents of kidnappers and armed robbers in Ekpan, Warri, and environs, Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Wale Abass,ordered the deployment of CSP Aliyu Shaba to Ekpan Police Station with a clear mandate to sanitize the area and ensure that Ekpan and environs were safe for all resident.
” Consequently, the newly posted DPO, acting on credible intelligence gathered on the hideouts of suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, and the location of their weapons, on July 3,at about 4.00pm , led a combined team of policemen attached to Ekpan division and military personnel of 3 Battalion Nigerian Army Ekpan, on a sting operation and raided their hideouts at Agadaga avenue off Jakpa road, Ekpan, where a thorough search was conducted in an uncompleted building during which the recovering were recorded”.
Edafe said a frantic effort to arrest the syndicate was ongoing,”CP Wale Abass has therefore,solicited maximum cooperation from members of the public, particularly Deltans, especially in the area of making available any useful information that will aid in crime fighting to the Police.
Edafe said the command could be reached by the following numbers: 0803668497408125958005,09053872287,09155570007 .
