By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye,
The Delta State Police Command has on December 21, at about 1010hrs, through its operatives attached to the Eagle-Net Special Squad, while on routine stop and search along the Ughelli/Warri road, intercepted a motorcycle with two (2) male occupants who upon sighting the Police, the passenger alighted from the motorcycle and ran into a nearby bush but was given a hot chase until he was arrested.
According to a release made available by the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, of the State Command, DSP. Bright Edafe, the police arrested one Mamus Obine, 18, from Agbarho in Ughelli North LGA, Delta state and on searching the bag the suspect was carrying, one (1) locally made double barrel pistol and ten (10) live cartridges were recovered.
He noted that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect operate with two other suspects namely Austin and Thankgod ( both surnames unknown). The suspect confessed that he was after one Kingsley whom he had issues of money sharing with after he defrauded his victim of the sum of Eight Hundred thousand naira (#800,000) through internet fraud and that he was about going to attack the said Kingsley with the gun when the police intercepted and arrested him.
Investigation is on while manhunt for the other members of the gang is ongoing.