DELTA POLICE NAB 16 SUSPECTS, RECOVER FIREARMS, STOLEN CAR
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By:Aminat Tajudeen
The Delta State Police Command has arrested 16 suspects and recovered two firearms, a stolen Toyota Camry and quantities of suspected illicit drugs in separate operations across the state.
The command said the operations also disrupted a suspected cult gathering, thwarted an alleged extortion attempt at a construction site and led to the arrest of individuals linked to suspected drug-related activities.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, eight suspects were arrested during a raid on a suspected cult gathering in Aragba-Orogun.
The operation was carried out by operatives of the Command Anti-Cult Unit, Ozoro, following credible intelligence about a planned cult meeting.
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.
The police said a search warrant was later executed at the residence of one of the suspects, resulting in the recovery of a pump-action firearm and one live cartridge.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Okpanam Division arrested a 30-year-old suspect, Collins Dunkun, over an alleged extortion attempt at a construction site on September 8.
The command alleged that the suspects invaded the site, halted workers’ activities, seized their tools and demanded N700,000 before allowing construction work to resume.
While six other suspects reportedly fled the scene, the police said a search of Dunkun led to the recovery of a locally made single-barrel pistol and one cartridge.
The command added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
Also on September 8, operatives of the Divisional Surveillance Team raided an uncompleted building at King Zanga, Ugbuegwai Community, Warri, following intelligence on suspected illicit drug activities.
Five suspects — Rabi’u Salihu, 26; Salisu Suleiman, 23; Rabilu Ali, 24; Alhassan Mohd Mansur, 28; and Aliyu Abubakar, 25 — were arrested during the operation.
The police said quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, Codeine, Colorado, Rizla, SK and Canadian Loud were recovered from the location.
In another operation in Ekpan, two suspects, Destiny Suleman, 41, and Samuel Ejiro, 21, were arrested, while a stolen Toyota Camry was recovered.
The vehicle, a brown Toyota Camry Pencil Light with registration number BEN-572BT, was reportedly stolen in Benin City on September 7.
According to the command, operatives of the Ekpan Division conducted an intelligence-led investigation and traced the vehicle to the New Era area of Jakpa Road, Ekpan, where they 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.
Erale said the command would continue to adopt proactive measures to prevent crime, dismantle criminal networks and ensure that offenders were brought to justice.
The suspects remain in custody as investigations into the various cases continue.
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