Fake military personnel and some suspected armed robbers with three locally made guns have been arrested in Delta state, Police authorities in the state said in a statement.
According to the statement released on Monday 13th March 2023, by the Delta state police public relations officer, DSP Bright Edafe, on the 12/03/2023 at about 0900hrs, operatives of Eagle-Net Special Squad, while on intensive Aberdeen system of patrol, sighted a tricycle with reg. no. RRU 773 QK conveying three male occupants.
They were intercepted and subjected to a search during which a bag containing rice was thoroughly searched, and three (3) locally made guns, one live cartridge, concealed in the bag of rice were recovered.
Two of the suspects took to their heels and escaped into the bush, abandoning the tricycle, and the rider named Ahmed Umaru “m” 26yrs of Ayingba LGA Kogi state. The tricycle rider was arrested, and the exhibit was recovered.
Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects are ongoing.
.On the fake military personnel, DSP Bright Edafe stated that the Command received information about a syndicate in Asaba planning to cause mayhem in the state, disguised as military personnel to deceive their unsuspecting victims.
The commissioner of Police Delta State Command CP Ari Muhammed Ali, FCIA, psc+ detailed a combined team from the department of operations “COBRA 11” comprising of operatives from the response squad, Raiders Squad, and operations department.
They embarked on an intelligence-led operation on 12/03/2023, at about 0630hrs, the team stormed their hideout around Okwe Axis Asaba in Oshimili South LGA and arrested the following suspects; fake military personnel, Mike Okon ‘m’ 27yrs and Wilson Sunday ‘m’ 24yrs both from Cross-River state.
When a search was conducted on them, an army camouflage uniform, a pair of black jungle boots were recovered from Mike Okon, while three (3) green Berets, one(1) black beret were recovered from Wilson Sunday. The investigation is ongoing.