LAGOS – The operatives of Delta State Police Command have raided various criminal hideouts in the state and arrested suspected criminals.
Among those arrested were suspected armed robbers, cultists and illicit drug dealers.
Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, confirmed the arrests.
Edafe, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said that operatives acted on credible intelligence on the peddling of arms and an intended cult clash within Oteri Community in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State.
He said that at about 2.30 p.m. on June 14, 2024, at about operatives on special assignment deployed to Ughelli, led by ASP Julius Robinson, trailed a notorious cultist and a mastermind of the intended cult clash to a hotel (name withheld) in Ughelli and that the suspect, one Felix Egbe (m) aged 37 years of Oteri Community in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State and a member of Eiye Confraternity and also former youth secretary of Oteri Community Ughelli North, in the State was arrested.
He said upon interrogation, suspect took operatives to his residence where a Barretta pistol was recovered.
In another development he said that on June 18, 2024, about 0120hrs, operatives of Aladja police out-station received a distress call that some suspected armed robbers were carrying out a robbery operation in Aladja community.
“The district officer (D/O) alongside members of the community mobilized to the scene where the suspects Lucky Victor ‘m’ aged 20yrs, and Godbless Oghenevegba ‘m’ aged 20yrs were arrested at Igwere quarters Aladja. One locally made gun, cartridges, knife and the a suspected stolen phone were recovered from them. Suspects are in custody and investigation is ongoing.”
Also, he said that on June 13,2024 at about 2pm, while acting on credible information received on an outlet for distribution of illicit hard drugs in Asaba, operatives from the CP Monitoring unit responded and went to the scene where the following persons were arrested; Emeka Ozumu ‘m’ aged 49yrs and Patrick Otukam (m), 30years.
He said 13 bottles of Codeine, 23 sachets of Tramadol and other hard drugs were recovered from them, adding that investigation was ongoing.
The Ccommissioner of Police Delta State CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has meanwhile urged youths to shun all form of crimes.
He also warned they should stay away from substance/drug abuse as it is dangerous to their health and also capable of pushing them to commit various crimes.
In addition, the CP said operatives of Crack Squad, CP monitoring and raiders squad have been deployed to crack down on any drug peddling hideouts in the state warning that anyone found wanting would be arrested and charged to court