Commissioner of Police charges officer to stay off corruption, incivility

Delta State Commissioner of Police (CP) warns men to desist from all forms of corruption and incivility to members of the public. Also, arrests a suspected armed robber who concealed a single barrel gun in a bag of garri.

The Commissioner of Police Delta state, CP Ari Muhammed Ali has warned officers and men of the Command to desist from all forms of corruption and incivility to members of the public.

The spokesman for the Command DSP Bright Edafe stated that the CP had an enlarged meeting with Area commanders, DPO’S, Tactical commanders and other officers in the Command on 8th October 2021 and he reiterated the fact that the command under his watch will not tolerate such, mercenaries have been put in place to check the activities of men posted and any erring officer will be dealt with accordingly, citing the two officers dismissed recently as an example to all.

The CP also ordered that stop and search should be intensified, while constant raiding of black spot/criminal hideout should be sustained.

Today, Monday 11 October 2021 at 7:40 am, men of Ovwian Aladja Division raided criminal hideout/black spots in Ujvwu Community the suspects who gathered in a large number smoking Indian Hemp took to their heels on sighting the police, they were chased and two of them namely Godspower Alfred age 23 yrs and Destiny Akwara 34 yrs were arrested and upon search, a locally made cut to size gun and some wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from them.

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Similarly, on Sunday 10 of October 2021 at about 10:30 am patrol team attached to Ovwian Aladja Division while on stop and search duty intercepted a commercial bus carrying some passengers, the operatives upon searching the passengers recovered one locally made single barrel gun concealed in a bag of Garri. The suspect one Pigi Kelvin ‘m’ of Ututuoama town Ughelli South LGA age 42yrs was arrested. Investigation is ongoing.