…Recovers 2 AK-47, Assault Rifles, 4 Magazines, Ammunition
By SouthernVoicenews
Following the brutal killing of two police officers attached to Dragon patrol team on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Oleh round about in Isoko South LGA, the Delta state police command in response, have tracked down two members of the syndicates and gunned down one at Erewa Community bush in Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State.
Mr. Bright Edafe, a DSP of police and Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, for the command, in a press release, stated that following the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Wale Abass, detailed a combined team of Policemen attached to Ozoro Area Command, Dragon Patrol to go after the attackers.
He said, with the support of troops from the 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army, and members of the local vigilante group, the men swung into action, during which the team engaged the hoodlums in a serious gun duel, inflicted gunshot injuries on them before fleeing into the bush.
The team however traced their blood to a river where one AK-47 rifle was recovered on the same date of the incident.
The statement revealed that the response team sustained the tempo and continued the operation on Monday, July 24, 2023. Acting on credible intelligence, they stormed Erewa community bush in Isoko North LGA, where they engaged the remnant of the bandits in serious gun duel, neutralized one of them, arrested two others, recovered two more AK-47 rifles, one assault rifle, four magazines and twelve 7.62 AK-47 ammunition.
The statement further noted that efforts are on to track down other members of the syndicate.
The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Wale Abass, has assured residents that the Command will not relent in the fight against crime and criminality while counting on the support from well-meaning Deltans in ensuring that the State is safe for all.
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