Police overpower notorious armed robbers, recovers weapons

Stop and search is an important part of proactive policing according to the Commissioner of Police Delta state CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA said it is far better to take the fight to the doorstep of criminals, arrest and prosecute them even before they carry out their nefarious activities.

The command has recorded yet another success in the fight against crime and criminality and the Commissioner of Police has assured Deltans that the Command will continue to sustain this tempo with a view to seeing that the state is safe for all.

The spokesman for the State Command DSP Edafe Bright disclosed that on Friday 26 of November 2021, Anti-Crime patrol team attached to Ekpan Police Station while on stop and search duty flagged down a motorcycle with three occupants by Benjones in Hausa Market along NPA Expressway, Warri.

The suspects alighted from the motorcycle and one of them surprisingly shot at the team but the team who were strategically positioned returned the same.

During the gun duel, one of the suspects named Yusuf Ibrahim 27 years old man was shot on his left foot which brought him down and he was arrested along with the rider of the motorcycle, also one Hashimu Garba, 30 years old man of Mami Market, Effurun while the third suspect escaped.

Exhibit recovered includes one cut-to-size locally-made single barrel gun, three live cartridges and two expended cartridges. Manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing.

Similarly, on Friday 19 November 2021, Kwale Divisional Patrol team while on stop and search duty along Afieze street Kwale intercepted one Qlink motorcycle with reg no EHR 609 LU with two occupants namely Ohajiaka Sunday, ‘m’ aged 24yrs of Ogwu Ikpere Community of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra State and one Rukevwe Jagu ‘m aged 24yrs of same address but a native of Oriah in Abraka.

Upon searching the suspects one locally-made revolver pistol loaded with one live ammunition, forty-two (42) rounds of assorted live ammunition, several charms and the sum of 103,500 Naira were recovered from them. Investigation is ongoing.