DELTA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER, CULTIST, RECOVER FIREARMS
The operatives of Delta State Police Command on 24th May 2024 at about 1635hrs, trailed and arrested one Emmanuel John Aisewowhion ‘m’ a.k.a“Small Juju“aged 34yrs, a native of Ewohimi community Esan-South East LGA of Edo State, but resident at Uwagba Community in Okpe LGA, Delta State.
The suspect was arrested due to the revelations by some of the suspects arrested in connection to kidnapping and cultism recently in the area.
One Beretta pistol was recovered from his house and investigation further revealed that he is a member of Eiye confraternity and he got the gun from one Goodluck Sakutu, a suspected gun runner already in custody. Serious efforts to arrest other members of his gang are ongoing.
Also, sequel to series of reported cases of cultism and gun-running in Ughellli/Warri/Sapele/Oghara and environs, operatives on special assignment in Ughelli embarked on an intelligence-driven policing, stormed Oghara town and arrested one notorious cultist identified as Philips Omomedia "m" aged 37 yrs of Onogo-Vor community in Ethiope West LGA Oghara Delta State.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is a member of Aro-Bagar confraternity and suspected to be involved in a series of cult-related killings was arrested and one Automatic Double Barrel gun with fifteen (15) live cartridges was recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing.
Similarly, on 26th May 2024 at about 1700hrs a combined patrol team of policemen of the division & federal hunters who were deployed on a crime prevention patrol while on stop and search duty along Oputu road Orhowurun community in Udu LGA, flagged down a motorcyclist carrying one passenger for a routine search.
The suspect refused to stop and the team chased them, during the chase one of the suspects Christopher Semede 'm' age 33yrs was arrested and one locally made cut-to-size double barrel pistol was recovered from him.
A concerted effort to arrest the other fleeing suspect is ongoing.
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