By SouthernVoicenews,
The Eagle Net Patrol Team of the Delta State Police Command on October 18, at about 1710hrs, while on stop and search duty along Ughelli-Warri road intercepted one commercial Vento Car with Reg. No. UGH 14 ND with six occupants amongst whom were one Kelly Ogoja ‘m’ age 35, of Adagbrasa Community in Okpe and Joseph Samuel ‘m’ age 26 of Osubi Community who jumped down on sighting the police.
According to the police, they were given a hot chase and were arrested. It was revealed that upon search, one locally made pistol was recovered from Kelly Ogoja, the suspects and exhibit are in custody while investigation is ongoing.
In a similar vein, the police acting on credible intelligence, the Command Rapid Response team raided a black spot at Ugbuwangue Warri, and during the raid, three (3) suspects namely Abubakar Usman ‘m’ age 30, Ibrahim Sani ‘m’ aged 28 and Mohammed Bello ‘m’ aged 24 were arrested and eleven (11) sachets of tramadol, three (3) bottles of codeine syrup, one (1) sachet of swinol and fifty-four (54) wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from them. suspects and exhibits are in custody while investigation is ongoing.
Also, the Abraka Division of the force at 2340hrs on October 16,after receiving a distress call reported at Abraka Division that at about 1700hrs of same date he gave his lexus car to his friend one Oghenero Iboyitete ‘m’ of Itagehene Street Abraka and that at about 2300hrs he came out of his gate only to find out that his car engine was on with the doors opened and his friend was no where to be found.
The DPO Abraka Division detailed operatives who went on intelligence led investigation. The operatives on getting to the scene trailed them to a nearby bush and found a pair of slippers, two mobile phones and T-Shirt all belonging to the victim. Trailing of the culprits was intensified which forced the kidnappers to flee abandoning the victim and he was rescued unhurt. Manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing. In another development, four suspected cultists was also arrested on October 15, at about 1130 hrs, patrol team attached to Oghara division arrested one Davidson Umukoro ‘m’ age 22 along Ajagbodudu road in Oghara.
The suspect who wore red beret and red wrist watch confessed to be a member of vikings confraternity, and at about 1300hrs the duo of Awe Clever ‘m’ aged 38, and Iwaire Success ‘m’ aged 22, were also arrested under palm trees close to Patos Hotels in Oghara while others escaped into the bush. The suspects were wearing their secret cult attire of red caps and customized T-shirt. Efforts are on to arrest the fleeing members of the group.