CP Ari Muhammed Ali
By Jon Egie
The Delta State Police Command, Independence Day, has arrested a man who had in his possession 340 Ak-47 live ammunition hidden in a bag of Garri.
A press release issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe informed that yesterday, at about 07:30 hrs Policemen attached to Bomadi Divisional patrol team while on stop and search duty along Bomadi/Tuomo Road intercepted a cyclist carrying one Solomon Ebe ‘m’ age 37yrs of Tuomo Community Burutu LGA Delta State carrying a bag containing Garri.
The Operatives who were discrete in their responsibilities on reasonable suspicion decided to search the suspect and the bag.
Upon search, three hundred and forty (340) rounds of AK47 live ammunition hidden inside the Garri were recovered. The suspect was promptly arrested and investigation is ongoing.
The release further said that on Thursday, Sept 30, at about 2015hrs, the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri acting on a distress call that a tricycle with registration No FHR 600 QF has been snatched by four armed gang at Hausa Quarters and were heading towards Delta line Warri/Sapele Road Warri, deployed Rapid Response Team of the Division to go after them.
The team on sighting the hoodlums around Warri gave them a hot chase and in the process, one of the suspects named Efe David ‘m’ age 22 years jumped down from the tricycle and was arrested while the other three escaped with the tricycle.
Information was quickly disseminated to other Divisions and vigilantes which fortunately led to the arrest of one of them by vigilante with the snatched tricycle while two of the robbers escaped.
However, the Vigilantes were over powered by irate mob who delivered instant jungle justice on the suspect.
The tricycle, cut to size double barrel gun with two live cartridges and some suspected stolen pieces of gold plated jewelries were recovered and investigation is ongoing.
Earlier on Wednesday, at about 0300hrs acting on credible information Operatives attached to the Command’s Raider Squad raided Utuloho Street Ozoro, during which one (1) English double barrel gun and twenty-six (26) live cartridges were recovered in possession of one Ejiro Efemijoghor ‘f ‘, who claimed that the gun belongs to her husband. Investigation on that was also ongoing, the release added.
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