CP Wale Abass
By Jon Egie
Delta State Police Command is holding in custody, nine suspects allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles, illegal possession of firearm and vandalization of electricity poles and electric cables.
The suspects are held in Agbor, Orerokpe and Kwale divisions of the Command.
A statement issued by the Command’s PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe identified the suspects as: 23 years old Efosa Osemere aka Kpako; Nwabuzor Joseph, 30, and Otasowie Osaso, 33. All male and experts at motorcycle theft in and around Agbor. The trio are in custody at Agbor Division.
“The suspects upon interrogation confessed to being part of the syndicate robbing people of their motorcycles and other belongings in Ewuru Community, Agbor. When a search warrant was executed in their houses, one locally made cut-to-size pistol and a live cartridge were recovered.
Oghenetoja Douglas, 27, was taken in custody when on Sunday, August 6, at about 1130hrs, acting on credible information, Anti-robbery patrol team of Orerokpe division while on routine stop and search along Oha/Orerokpe Community Road in Okpe L.G.A intercepted a commercial tricycle with five male passengers.
The Policemen subjected them to a search during which one locally made double barrel cut-to-size short gun with two live cartridges, the sum of One Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand Naira(#148,000) were found in his possession. Douglas is a native of Agboro community in Okpara Inland, Ethiope East LGA.
Michael ThankGod, 25, Peter Onyoba, 31 and native of Anambra State, Prince Johnson, 46, Ogochukwu Nwabochali, 36, and Chinédu Ossai, 38, were all arrested and kept in custody when on Saturday, August 5, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Kwale Division, CSP Edwin Igoche received a complaint about a syndicate that vandalizes electricity poles and steals electric cables. They were subsequently arrested after a discreet investigation carried out by the Divisional Crime Officer, DCO.
The arrest was carried out by a combined team of Police and the local vigilante. Items recovered from them include: three sacks containing electric conductor cable wires, two iron steel cutter, one measuring scale. The exhibits are also in custody with suspects at Kwale Division.
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