Delta Police Arrests Serial Atm Snatcher/ Fraudster, Rape Suspect, Recovers Crude Weapons, others

Delta Police Arrests Serial Atm Snatcher/ Fraudster, Rape Suspect, Recovers Crude Weapons, others

The Command has arrested one Ojo Amos 'm' aged 38yrs of Agbara- Otor, Ughelli North LGA who specializes in stealing ATM cards from unsuspecting victims. 

This was related to the media in a Press statement released on

Tuesday 9th November, 2021 by the

Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Asaba

Dsp. Edafe Bright.

Speaking from the Press Conference, "on 2nd November, 2021 at about 1300hrs, upon receiving a tip-off that the suspect was seen in a POS Stand located beside First bank Ozoro branch, the DPO Ozoro Division detailed operatives who swung into action in conjunction with the chairman Olotu vigilante in Ozoro. 

"They were deployed to the scene and arrested the suspect Ojo Amos 'm', thirty- three (33) ATM cards and a cash sum of Fifty thousand Naira(#50,000) were recovered from him. Suspect confessed that he stole one of the cards from one Rufai Abdulahi at zenith bank, Kwale branch and left immediately. He said he later withdrew the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand naira (#250,000) from the victim account. 

"Preliminary investigations later revealed that the suspect usually stays behind his victims at the ATM machine waiting and targeting people who he feels are not too educated, old women/children and once he notice that they are having problem operating the ATM machine, he moves closer to them pretending to be a bank staff trying to help them and in the process he swaps the ATM card. 

Suspect also confessed that he watches them as they enter their ATM pins, memorizes it and after swapping the ATM cards, he uses either a POS stand or ATM machine to empty their bank accounts. He said he has been doing this for the past four years.

Delta State Police Command has arrested a rape suspect and recovered locally made gun and cartridge

 According to the Press statement, the Command on 8th November, 2021 at about 0010hrs arrested one Ayuba Adavo ‘m’. He was arrested based on the strength of a case reported by a 25year old lady of Sapele Warri road (name withheld), who reported that on same date at about 2000hrs while she was along Amagiya road Sapele, the suspect who is age 34yrs blocked her way and dragged her to his room. The suspect then threatened to shoot her with a locally made cut to size gun and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. That the suspect thereafter slept off because he was heavily drunk. 

The Victim on noticing that the suspect was fast asleep, sneaked out and ran to sapele division where she reported the case. Consequently, patrol team/detectives were drafted to the scene. The suspect was promptly arrested, one locally cut to size gun with one live cartridge was recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing.

In another development, the Delta State Police Command has recovered one suspected stolen vehicle, one fabricated double barrel pistol, live cartridges.

According to the press statement, "on 7th November, 2021 at about 2200hrs, Patrol team attached to Sapele Division while on operation show of force, saw a Toyota camry spider car with reg NO. GRA 291 RL being driven in a suspicious manner. The patrol on convoy went after the said vehicle and chased them to Olympia area. The hoodlums on noticing that the police was chasing them opened fire on the teams which was replied by the police. 

"The hoodlums who could not withstand the fire power of the police abandoned the said vehicle and fled into the bush. Upon searching the vehicle, one locally made double barrel pistol and five live cartridges were recovered. Investigation has commenced and efforts are on top gear towards arresting the fleeing hoodlums.

Similarly, Police patrol team has rescued a kidnapped victim. 

Speaking in the Press statement, Dsp. Edafe said " on the 07/11/2021 at about 1200hrs, Police patrol team from Agbarho division while on township patrol sighted a grey colour Lexus 330 Jeep with Reg. No. KWL 841 BM. The Driver on noticing the police reversed and sped off.

"The team trailed the escaping Lexus Jeep to Sobotie Street Agbarho where the suspected vehicle fell into a ditch. The suspects quickly disembarked from the vehicle and ran into a nearby bush. One Mudia Efe ‘m’ of Abraka was rescued and he said that the hoodlums kidnapped him from Abraka and the Vehicle which belong to the victim was recovered. Manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing."

Serial atm snatcher/ fraudster has been arrested by Delta State Police Command.

The Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, PSC(+) while urging members of the public to be law abiding also advice that they learn from the cases regularly reported by the command and also for them to be vigilant when making use of their ATM cards and ensure that only uniform bank staff be allowed to assist them when the need arises.