Operatives
of the Delta State Police Command raided a criminal hideout in Uvwie
Local Government Area of the state and recovered arms, ammunition and
charms.
Spokesperson
of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on
Tuesday, July 4, 2023, said the hideout located in an uncompleted
building is a haven for kidnappers and armed robbers.
“Sequel
to the numerous complaints from residents of Ekpan and environs on the
antecedents of kidnappers and armed robbers in Ekpan, Warri, and
environs, the Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Wale Abass psc,
ordered the deployment of CSP Aliyu Shaba to Ekpan Police Station with a
clear mandate to sanitize the area and ensure that Ekpan and environs
are safe for all resident,” the statement read.
“Consequently,
the newly posted DPO, acting on credible intelligence gathered on the
hideout of suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, and the location of
their weapons, on 03/07/2023 at about 1600hrs, led a combined team of
policemen attached to Ekpan division and military personnel of 3
battalion Nigerian army Ekpan, on a sting operation and raided their
hideout at Agadaga avenue off Jakpa road, Ekpan,”
“A
thorough search was conducted at an uncompleted building during which
one (1) AK-47 Rifle with five (5) magazines loaded with One Hundred and
Sixty-one (161) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one (1) Assault Rifle with
two magazines loaded with fifty-nine (59) rounds of 5.56mm ammunition,
two English pump-action guns, One Hundred and Ten (110) rounds of live
cartridges, one (1) Double Barrel gun, one Single Barrel gun, one toy
gun, cutlasses, and a bunch of charms wrapped in a cap were retrieved. A
frantic effort to arrest the criminal syndicate is ongoing
“The
Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass psc solicits maximum cooperation
from members of the public, particularly Deltans, especially in the area
of making available any useful information that will aid in crime
fighting to the police.”
