CP Olufemi Abaniwonda
* Arrest 4 suspects
By Jon Egie
A 6-man armed robbery gang that specialises in buggling churches , companies and warehouses to steal and loot properties nd goods while armed with lethal weapons has been busted by the police .
Four of the gang members were arrested following a raid on their hideout at a hotel in Aziza Junction , Sapele Road Sapele.
The gang had allegedly been terrorizing vulnerable citizens at Warri, Oghara, Sapele and other parts of the state.
Last week Thursday, June 20; armed robbers in a violent operation invaded Western Delta University , Oghara and fingers pointed at members of the gang.
Following a directive by the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, the DPO of Ekpan Divission, CSP Aliyu Shaba after critical investigation, mobilised and trailed the suspects to a hotel at Aziza Junction, Sapele Road where two of the suspects namely : Okoro Udochukwu ‘m’ 36yrs of Ore II Community and one Sunday Dickson ‘m’ 32yrs of Ore II Community , being members of the gang were arrested on Monday, June 24.
Preliminary investigation revealed that on 26th of May 2024, they allegedly robbed a ware house in Warri and stole One hundred and twelve bags of rice and have sold some of them. A police statement issued by the PPRO Delta State Police Command , SP Edafe Bright said.
” The suspects led the police to the arrest of Arinze Ezisi ‘m’ 44yrs of Okumaga community, one Titus Chinedu ‘m’ 47yrs of Okumaga community being the receivers of all the stolen properties. Diligent search was conducted at their stores/houses which led to the recovery of thirty-eight bags of rice, one silver crest blender , one inverter engine with two inverter batteries, three sharp photocopying machines and two sharp standing AC, five LG Homes-Theaters, one Hisense air conditioner, three inter com machine, one 50 inches black LG television , two shovels one black Hisense speaker, eight yards of armoured cable, six generators, five stabilisers three Kenstar A/C, two Hisense standing AC, three Hisense inverter AC, peculiar professional mixer, three Kenstar standing AC one Panasonic AC,
Other recovered items include one pumping machine, five sound prinex , one Yamaha piano , five gas cylinders, twenty-one amplifiers, four guitars, four LG speakers, five microwave , two MP3, one OX standing fan, three chusion chairs, one large vita foam matrass, large quantity of copper.
” They carry out these operations using two sienna vehicles and one shuttle bus which they use to carry the stolen item.
” Efforts are on to arrest other members of the gang, and recover their operational vehicle.” The statement added.
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