The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested 16 suspects and recovered two firearms, a stolen Toyota Camry, ammunition and quantities of suspected illicit drugs in separate operations across the state….
The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested 16 suspects and recovered two firearms, a stolen Toyota Camry, ammunition and quantities of suspected illicit drugs in separate operations across the state.
The command said eight suspects were arrested after operatives of the Anti-Cult Unit, Ozoro, disrupted a suspected cult gathering at Aragba-Orogun.
The suspects were identified as Godspower Achubue, 27; Ziden Edem, 27; Kingsley Aniefem, 36; Omita John, 22; Onumu Happy, 22; Kenneth Ukpurakpo, 22; Juliet Festus, 26; and Oghenegueke Okuanah, 22.
According to the police, a search warrant executed at the residence of one of the suspects led to the recovery of a pump-action gun and one live cartridge.
In another operation on September 8, police arrested a 30-year-old man, Collins Dunkun, after suspected extortionists allegedly invaded a construction site in Okpanam, seized workers’ tools and demanded ₦700,000 before allowing work to continue.
The police said six other suspects fled the scene, while a search of Dunkun led to the recovery of a locally made single-barrel pistol and one cartridge.
The command also reported the arrest of five suspected drug dealers during a raid on an uncompleted building at King Zanga, Ugbuegwai Community, Warri.
Those arrested were Rabi’u Salihu, 26; Salisu Suleiman, 23; Rabilu Ali, 24; Alhassan Mohd Mansur, 28; and Aliyu Abubakar, 25.
The police said quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, Codeine, Colorado, Rizla, SK and Canadian Loud were recovered during the operation.
Meanwhile, two suspects, Destiny Suleman, 41, and Samuel Ejiro, 21, were arrested in Ekpan following the recovery of a Toyota Camry allegedly stolen in Benin City.
The brown Toyota Camry, with registration number BEN-572BT, was reported stolen on September 7 before police traced it to the New Era area of Jakpa Road, Ekpan, where officers laid an ambush and arrested the two suspects.
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel E. Erale, warned that cultism, unlawful possession of firearms, extortion, illicit drug activities and other criminal acts would not be tolerated in the state.
He assured residents that the command would continue to take proactive measures to prevent crime, dismantle criminal networks and bring offenders to justice.
Police said investigations into the separate cases are ongoing.
