Police Recovers Deadly weapons, Hard Drugs, Arrests Motorcycle Snatchers in Delta State

Police Recovers Deadly weapons, Hard Drugs, Arrests Motorcycle Snatchers in Delta State

By Ezekiel Kagbala..Ughelli

The Delta Police Command on 17th July, 2021 has impounded a tricycle, also known as keke, containing deadly weapons along side hard drugs in Asaba, Delta State.

According to the press statement released by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe on Wednesday, 21st July, 2021, the DPO GRA Division Asaba, while on patrol with the Divisional patrol team behind NTA Asaba intercepted a tricycle  rider with two occupants, who on sighting them jumped down and escaped into the bush abandoning the tricycle.

 "The tricycle with reg. no  ASB 144 WZ when searched, contained one (1) locally made cut -to -size single barrel gun,  one (1) battle axe,  one (1) techno phone, twenty wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp  and other hard drugs were recovered." According to the press statement,  the manhunt is still ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.

On another development, the police has arrested two suspects, specialized in motorcycle snatching, a 21-year-old Boytie Samuel, and a 47-year-old Vero Amughoro, of Koko Junction Oghara, Ethiope west local government area of Delta State.

The statement disclosed that the patrol team while at Koko juction intercepted the male suspect at Oghara Junction, stressing that the suspect who looked very suspicious was taken to the station for interrogation.

“The suspect on interrogation confessed himself and others at large to be motorcycles snatchers, he later led police Operatives to Koko junction where two unregistered motorcycles, one big Elema generator, Nissan Primera with reg No BEN 564 LT all suspected to be stolen were recovered”, stating that manhunt for the other members of the gang is ongoing.

Also according to the press statement released by the Police Public Bright Edafe, as part of the Command’s proactive and preventive measures to checkmate the activities of criminals and cultist in the state, a joint patrol team comprising DPOs of ‘A’, ‘B’ and GRA Divisions in Asaba carried out  raids of black spots and criminal hide outs, which include uncompleted buildings and brothels were also raided, a total of 64 suspects were arrested, screened and those found wanting were charged to court.

“Fifty motorcycles of riders who contravened the existing order banning motorcycles in some part of the state were also impounded  and a total number of eighty Tricycles (KEKE) who also contravene the state government directives to stop working after 2200hours were also impounded”.

The statement called on members of the public to always obey government directives, particularly tricycles and motorcycle riders, as the command would not relent in ensuring that their tricycles and motorcycles are impounded to serve as a deterrent.