Rape suspect dozed off after the act, Police recovers stolen vehicle

Delta State Police Command on Monday 8 November 2021 at about 12:10 am arrested one Mr Ayuba Adavo, he was arrested based on the strength of a case reported by a 25year old lady of Sapele Warri road (name withheld) who reported that on the same date at about 8:00 pm while she was along Amagiya road Sapele, Ayuba who is 34 years old blocked her way and dragged her to his room.

Ayuba threatened to shoot her with a locally made cut to size gun and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. The suspect thereafter slept off because he was heavily drunk. The Victim on noticing that the suspect was fast asleep sneaked out and ran to Sapele Division where she reported the case.

Consequently, patrol teams/detectives were drafted to the scene. The suspect was promptly arrested, one locally cut to size gun with one live cartridge was recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing.

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DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND RECOVERS ONE SUSPECTED STOLEN VEHICLE/ONE FABRICATED DOUBLE BARREL PISTOL/LIVE CARTRIDGES

Also, on Sunday 7 November 2021 at about 10:00 pm, the Patrol team attached to Sapele Division while on operation show of force saw a Toyota Camry spider car with registration number GRA 291 RL been driven in a suspicious manner, the patrol on convoy went after the said vehicle and chased them to Olympia area.

The hoodlums on noticing that the police was chasing them opened fire on the teams which was retaliated by the police. The hoodlums who could not withstand the firepower of the police abandoned the said vehicle and flee into the bush.

Upon searching the vehicle, one locally made double barrel pistol and five live cartridges were recovered. Investigation has commenced and efforts are on top gear towards arresting the fleeing hoodlums.

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KIDNAPPED VICTIM RESCUED

Similarly, on the same Sunday 07 November 2021 at about 12:00 pm, Police patrol team from Agbarho division while on township patrol sighted a grey colour Lexus 330 Jeep with Reg. No. KWL 841 BM, the Driver on noticing the police reversed and sped off. The team trailed the escaping Lexus Jeep to Sobotie Street Agbarho where the suspected vehicle fell into a ditch.

The suspects quickly disembarked from the vehicle and ran into a nearby bush. One Mudia Efe ‘m’ of Abraka was rescued and he said that the hoodlums kidnapped him from Abraka and the Vehicle which belonged to the victim was recovered. Manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.

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DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND ARREST A SERIAL ATM SNATCHER/ FRAUDSTER

The Command also arrested one Ojo Amos ‘m’ aged 38yrs of Agbara- Otor, Ughelli North LGA who specializes in stealing ATM cards from unsuspecting victims. On Tuesday 2 November 2021 at about 1:00 pm, upon a tip-off that the suspect was seen in a POS Stand located beside First bank Ozoro branch.

The DPO Ozoro Division detailed operatives who swung into action in conjunction with the chairman Olotu vigilante in Ozoro. They were deployed to the scene and arrested the suspect Ojo Amos ‘m’, thirty-three (33) ATM cards and a cash sum of Fifty thousand Naira(#50,000) were recovered from him.

The suspect confessed that he stole one of the cards from one Rufai Abdulahi at zenith bank, Kwale branch and left immediately. He said he later withdrew the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand Naira (N250,000) from the victim account.

Preliminary investigations later revealed that the suspect usually stays behind his victims at the ATM machine waiting and targeting people who he feels are not too educated, old women/children and once he notices that they are having problem operating the ATM machine, he moves closer to them pretending to be a bank staff trying to help them and in the process he swaps the ATM card.

He also confessed that he watches them as they enter their ATM pins, memorizes the PINs and after swapping the ATM cards, he uses either a POS stand or ATM machine to empty their bank accounts. He said he has been doing this for the past four years.

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The Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Ari Muhammed Ali while urging members of the public to be law-abiding also advised that they learn from the cases regularly reported by the command and also for them to be vigilant when making use of their ATM cards and ensure that only uniform bank staff be allowed to assist them when the need arises.

This was contained in the press release by the spokesman for the Delta State Police Command DSP Bright Edafe on Tuesday, 9 November 2021.